Convert Deka to Centi

Deka (da) to Centi (c) SI prefix conversion — enter any value below to get an instant result, or use the table for common values.

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1 da = 1000 c

1 Deka = 1000 Centi

1 Centi = 0.001 Deka

1 da in every supported prefix

Conversion chart: Deka to Centi

Conversion table

Deka (da)	Centi (c)
0.01 da	10 c
0.1 da	100 c
1 da	1000 c
2 da	2000 c
3 da	3000 c
5 da	5000 c
10 da	10000 c
20 da	20000 c
50 da	50000 c
100 da	100000 c
1000 da	1000000 c

Deka (da)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10¹ — ten times the base unit. Sometimes spelled 'deca', from the Greek 'deka' (ten).

History: One of the original six metric prefixes adopted in France in 1795, though it has always been among the least-used of the classical set.

Current use: Rarely seen outside specialized contexts, though 'dekagram' remains in everyday grocery use in parts of Central Europe for measuring small food quantities.

Centi (c)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻² — one hundredth of the base unit.

History: One of the original six metric prefixes adopted in France in 1795, from the Latin 'centum' (hundred).

Current use: Extremely common in everyday measurement — centimeters for length and centiliters for small liquid volumes are used worldwide.

Supported Units

Prefix	Symbol	Multiplier (× base)
Yotta	Y	1E+24
Zetta	Z	1E+21
Exa	E	1E+18
Peta	P	1E+15
Tera	T	1E+12
Giga	G	1E+09
Mega	M	1000000
Kilo	k	1000
Hecto	h	100
Deka	da	10
None (base unit)	—	1
Deci	d	0.1
Centi	c	0.01
Milli	m	0.001
Micro	µ	1E-06
Nano	n	1E-09
Pico	p	1E-12
Femto	f	1E-15
Atto	a	1E-18
Zepto	z	1E-21
Yocto	y	1E-24

About These Parameters

Value: The number of "From" prefix units you want to re-express in the "To" prefix. Since prefixes are just multiplier scales, this value can represent anything from a physical quantity's leading digits to a plain abstract number.
From Unit: The SI prefix your value is currently scaled by — for example, the "kilo" in "kilogram" or the "nano" in "nanosecond," entered here without the base unit attached.
To Unit: The SI prefix you want the value re-expressed in. Use the swap button to flip From and To instantly, handy when converting a datasheet figure from one prefix scale to another.

How Prefix Conversion Works

The Formula

Every SI prefix is defined by a fixed power-of-ten multiplier relative to the unprefixed base value. To convert a value from one prefix scale to another:

result = value × (multiplier of "From" prefix ÷ multiplier of "To" prefix)

For Deka → Centi: multiply by 1000. For example, 1 da × 1000 = 1000 c.

A History of Powers of Ten

The original six metric prefixes — kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, milli — were adopted by the French Academy of Sciences in 1795 alongside the metric system itself. As science and industry needed to describe ever-larger and ever-smaller quantities, the CGPM (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures) extended the table repeatedly: mega and micro in 1960 when the modern SI was formalized, giga and nano the same year, tera and pico following soon after, then peta/femto (1975), exa/atto (1975), and finally zetta/zepto and yotta/yocto in 1991 — the classical range covered on this page. In 2022 the CGPM went further still, adding ronna/ronto and quetta/quecto to keep pace with data-storage and astrophysical quantities that had begun to outgrow even yotta.

Why a Prefix-Only Converter Is Useful

Every other unit converter on this site attaches these same prefixes to one specific base unit — grams, watts, bytes, farads — because that's how the prefix is actually used in practice. But the underlying math of "how much bigger is giga than mega" never changes no matter which unit it's modifying, so it's often faster to reason about the prefix scale on its own: quickly checking that a "giga" figure is a billion and not a million, or converting a "nano" measurement from one datasheet into the "micro" scale used by a different one, without needing to know or care what physical quantity either figure describes.

Example

1 da equals 1000 c. Whatever base unit these prefixes are actually attached to — grams, bytes, watts, seconds — the same multiplier ratio applies: 1 kilo- is always 1,000 times 1 (unprefixed), and 1 mega- is always 1,000 times 1 kilo-, regardless of the quantity being measured.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Centi are in 1 Deka?

1 Deka (da) equals exactly 1000 Centi (c).

Is giga a billion or a million?

Giga is always a billion (10⁹) times the base unit — a common point of confusion is with "mega," which is a million (10⁶). The two are frequently mixed up in casual conversation about data storage and computing speed, which is exactly the kind of mistake this converter is designed to catch.

Does this converter work for any unit, like grams or bytes?

Yes — this converter deliberately ignores the underlying unit and works purely with the multiplier scale. "1 kilo- to mega-" gives the same ratio (0.001) whether you mentally attach it to grams, watts, bytes, or any other quantity, because the prefix's multiplier is independent of what it's modifying.

What does "None (base unit)" mean in the unit list?

"None (base unit)" represents a value with no prefix attached at all — a plain gram, meter, or watt rather than a kilogram, kilometer, or milliwatt. It's included so you can convert directly between an unprefixed value and any prefixed scale, such as figuring out how many kilo- units equal one plain (unprefixed) unit.

Are ronna, ronto, quetta, and quecto included here?

Not yet — this page covers the classical SI prefix range from yotta (10²⁴) down to yocto (10⁻²⁴), which was complete from 1991 until 2022. The newer 2022 additions (ronna/ronna-, quetta/quecto) sit beyond even yotta and yocto and aren't included in this table.

Convert Deka to Other Prefixes

Possible Prefix Conversions

Micro to Zetta Yotta to Pico Deci to Femto None (base unit) to Deci Mega to Milli Giga to Micro Exa to Hecto Kilo to Deka Kilo to Exa Kilo to Femto Exa to Zepto Tera to Yotta Mega to Yocto Zetta to Centi Mega to Exa None (base unit) to Mega Atto to Femto Deci to Micro Kilo to Pico Milli to Centi Hecto to Tera Zetta to Micro Deka to Yotta Yocto to Peta Tera to Micro None (base unit) to Peta Exa to Yotta Deci to Kilo Atto to Yotta Tera to Atto Nano to Zetta Yotta to Yocto Atto to Deci Atto to Zepto Atto to Micro Mega to Hecto Peta to Yotta Femto to Yotta Mega to Yotta Nano to Pico Pico to Centi Deka to Giga Deci to Mega None (base unit) to Femto Mega to Deka Atto to Milli Micro to Kilo Exa to Femto Peta to Atto Deci to Nano Pico to Deci Deka to Yocto Zetta to Exa Zetta to Nano Hecto to Femto Micro to Peta Giga to Exa Yocto to Centi Nano to Giga Hecto to Zetta Yotta to Exa Mega to Kilo Peta to Milli Yocto to Micro Nano to Milli Deci to Exa None (base unit) to Zepto Yotta to Hecto Centi to Zetta Giga to Atto Giga to Yocto Deka to Femto Femto to Zetta Zetta to Hecto Micro to Exa Atto to Centi Milli to Zetta Deci to Atto Pico to Nano Yotta to Tera Hecto to Deka Deka to Peta Pico to Zetta Pico to Deka Atto to Pico Kilo to None (base unit) Yotta to Nano Milli to Exa Yotta to None (base unit) Femto to Deci Exa to Centi Exa to Deci Hecto to Micro Tera to Zetta Deci to Milli Yotta to Kilo Hecto to Kilo Pico to Exa Nano to None (base unit) Yocto to Pico Yocto to Nano Atto to Nano Pico to Yotta Atto to Kilo Mega to Micro Nano to Mega Milli to Femto Pico to Milli Kilo to Hecto Femto to Deka Zetta to Deka Yocto to Mega Yotta to Femto Zepto to Deci Pico to Mega Micro to Deci Yocto to Deka Giga to None (base unit) Atto to Zetta Peta to None (base unit) Zepto to Deka Centi to Hecto Exa to Nano Peta to Exa Kilo to Peta Femto to Centi Milli to None (base unit) Mega to Giga Deci to Yocto Mega to Nano Yocto to Deci Kilo to Mega Nano to Atto Mega to Zepto Nano to Deka None (base unit) to Giga Deci to Centi Peta to Mega Hecto to Zepto Femto to Micro Zepto to None (base unit) Peta to Centi Giga to Deka Atto to None (base unit) Nano to Exa Zepto to Atto Peta to Nano Peta to Kilo Giga to Mega Exa to Pico Yocto to Hecto Centi to Zepto Atto to Deka Zepto to Nano Zetta to Giga Yocto to Giga Deka to Deci Pico to Hecto Zepto to Micro Hecto to Atto Exa to Yocto Giga to Peta Milli to Nano Zepto to Femto Deci to Giga Exa to Giga Yocto to Yotta Kilo to Yotta Zepto to Yotta Pico to Micro Yocto to Milli Pico to Peta Zetta to Pico Tera to Hecto Micro to None (base unit) Deka to Mega Micro to Atto Centi to None (base unit) Deci to None (base unit) Hecto to Nano Nano to Tera Deka to Tera Centi to Yocto Nano to Micro None (base unit) to Hecto Yocto to Zetta Tera to Kilo Tera to Milli Milli to Tera None (base unit) to Exa Kilo to Zepto Centi to Exa Femto to Milli Mega to Pico Nano to Peta Zepto to Giga Yocto to Tera Deci to Zepto Nano to Yocto Giga to Nano Milli to Yocto Hecto to Centi Deka to Pico Micro to Yotta Zetta to Kilo Giga to Centi Exa to Deka Exa to Kilo Deka to Kilo Nano to Yotta Kilo to Zetta Giga to Zetta Deka to Atto Zepto to Pico Centi to Deci Deka to Milli Pico to Giga Mega to Peta Exa to Mega Deka to Zetta Pico to Yocto Exa to Micro Micro to Zepto Centi to Yotta Femto to Yocto Zepto to Kilo Hecto to Exa Zetta to Atto None (base unit) to Yocto Micro to Nano Milli to Yotta Micro to Centi Milli to Deka Tera to Peta Femto to Zepto Deka to Hecto Peta to Giga Milli to Deci Pico to None (base unit) Milli to Pico Kilo to Atto Kilo to Deci Yotta to Micro Giga to Tera Centi to Deka Kilo to Micro Exa to Atto Centi to Kilo Centi to Peta Micro to Hecto Exa to Tera Mega to None (base unit) Milli to Zepto Yotta to Centi Giga to Kilo Nano to Zepto Deka to None (base unit) Deci to Deka Zepto to Zetta Tera to Giga Peta to Femto Femto to Peta Tera to Centi Exa to Zetta Centi to Pico Mega to Tera Yotta to Milli Zetta to Yocto Exa to Milli Nano to Deci Hecto to Milli Zetta to Deci Deka to Nano Deka to Centi Zetta to Yotta Deka to Exa Kilo to Tera None (base unit) to Atto Atto to Peta Peta to Deka Nano to Kilo Tera to Zepto Giga to Femto Milli to Hecto Hecto to None (base unit) Exa to Peta Tera to Femto Atto to Hecto Zetta to Tera Yocto to Zepto Nano to Hecto Nano to Femto Yocto to Exa Tera to Mega Centi to Mega Femto to Exa Peta to Micro Femto to Mega Mega to Deci Mega to Femto Yotta to Zetta Giga to Milli Yocto to Femto Atto to Mega Tera to Exa Giga to Zepto Yotta to Mega Yotta to Giga Peta to Deci Centi to Femto Centi to Nano Giga to Pico Atto to Yocto Deci to Pico Yotta to Peta None (base unit) to Centi Pico to Zepto Tera to Deka Peta to Zepto Peta to Pico Yotta to Zepto Peta to Hecto Kilo to Yocto Deka to Zepto Zepto to Yocto Zepto to Tera Zepto to Milli Kilo to Milli None (base unit) to Deka Deka to Micro Centi to Giga Micro to Milli Hecto to Peta Milli to Giga Centi to Micro Yocto to Atto Femto to Hecto Micro to Giga Hecto to Yotta Pico to Kilo Deci to Zetta Micro to Femto Exa to None (base unit) Hecto to Yocto None (base unit) to Yotta Femto to None (base unit) Yotta to Atto Atto to Exa Hecto to Mega Zepto to Centi Centi to Milli Yocto to Kilo Femto to Nano Kilo to Nano Zetta to Milli Pico to Atto Micro to Deka Micro to Yocto Peta to Zetta Zepto to Exa Giga to Yotta Milli to Micro Zetta to Femto Zetta to Zepto Mega to Centi Micro to Pico Zetta to None (base unit) Peta to Tera None (base unit) to Milli Micro to Mega None (base unit) to Kilo Zepto to Peta Deci to Yotta Hecto to Pico Peta to Yocto None (base unit) to Pico Atto to Giga Tera to Nano Deci to Hecto Kilo to Giga Femto to Atto Hecto to Deci Deci to Tera Yocto to None (base unit) Zetta to Peta Femto to Kilo Yotta to Deci Tera to Yocto Milli to Mega Kilo to Centi Atto to Tera Zepto to Mega Pico to Tera None (base unit) to Tera Giga to Hecto Femto to Tera Yotta to Deka Milli to Peta Zepto to Hecto Tera to Pico Femto to Pico Pico to Femto Zetta to Mega Centi to Atto None (base unit) to Zetta Mega to Zetta Nano to Centi Mega to Atto Tera to None (base unit) Centi to Tera Milli to Atto Micro to Tera None (base unit) to Micro Giga to Deci Femto to Giga Deci to Peta None (base unit) to Nano Milli to Kilo Hecto to Giga Tera to Deci