Convert Micro to Pico

Micro (µ) to Pico (p) SI prefix conversion — enter any value below to get an instant result, or use the table for common values.

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Value

From

Result

1 µ = 1000000 p

1 Micro = 1000000 Pico

1 Pico = 1E-06 Micro

1 µ in every supported prefix

Conversion chart: Micro to Pico

Conversion table

Micro (µ)	Pico (p)
0.01 µ	10000 p
0.1 µ	100000 p
1 µ	1000000 p
2 µ	2000000 p
3 µ	3000000 p
5 µ	5000000 p
10 µ	10000000 p
20 µ	20000000 p
50 µ	50000000 p
100 µ	1E+08 p
1000 µ	1E+09 p

Micro (µ)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻⁶ — one millionth of the base unit.

History: Adopted by the CGPM in 1960 as part of the formal establishment of the modern SI, extending the classical French prefixes down to the microscopic scale.

Current use: Standard in electronics (microfarads, microamps) and biology/medicine (micrometers for cell-scale measurements, micrograms for trace substances).

Pico (p)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻¹² — one trillionth of the base unit.

History: Adopted by the CGPM in 1960 alongside nano-, extending the SI's small-scale prefixes as electronics and physics needed to describe ever-tinier quantities.

Current use: Common in electronics (picofarads for small capacitors) and in describing extremely short time intervals (picoseconds) in laser and telecommunications research.

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 Micro → Pico: multiply by 1000000. For example, 1 µ × 1000000 = 1000000 p.

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 µ equals 1000000 p. 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 Pico are in 1 Micro?

1 Micro (µ) equals exactly 1000000 Pico (p).

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 Micro to Other Prefixes

Possible Prefix Conversions

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