Convert Kilo to Centi

Kilo (k) 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 k = 100000 c

1 Kilo = 100000 Centi

1 Centi = 1E-05 Kilo

1 k in every supported prefix

Conversion chart: Kilo to Centi

Conversion table

Kilo (k)	Centi (c)
0.01 k	1000 c
0.1 k	10000 c
1 k	100000 c
2 k	200000 c
3 k	300000 c
5 k	500000 c
10 k	1000000 c
20 k	2000000 c
50 k	5000000 c
100 k	10000000 c
1000 k	1E+08 c

Kilo (k)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10³ — one thousand times the base unit.

History: One of the original six metric prefixes adopted by the French Academy of Sciences in 1795, alongside hecto-, deka-, deci-, centi-, and milli-.

Current use: The most familiar SI prefix in daily life — kilograms, kilometers, and kilowatts are all in routine common use worldwide.

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 Kilo → Centi: multiply by 100000. For example, 1 k × 100000 = 100000 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 k equals 100000 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 Kilo?

1 Kilo (k) equals exactly 100000 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 Kilo to Other Prefixes

Possible Prefix Conversions

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