Convert Nano to Pico

Nano (n) 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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Result

1 n = 1000 p

1 Nano = 1000 Pico

1 Pico = 0.001 Nano

1 n in every supported prefix

Conversion chart: Nano to Pico

Conversion table

Nano (n)	Pico (p)
0.01 n	10 p
0.1 n	100 p
1 n	1000 p
2 n	2000 p
3 n	3000 p
5 n	5000 p
10 n	10000 p
20 n	20000 p
50 n	50000 p
100 n	100000 p
1000 n	1000000 p

Nano (n)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻⁹ — one billionth of the base unit.

History: Adopted by the CGPM in 1960, giving science a standard name for the extremely small quantities being measured as instrumentation improved.

Current use: Central to modern nanotechnology and semiconductor manufacturing (nanometers describe transistor feature sizes), and to timing in computing (nanoseconds).

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 Nano → Pico: multiply by 1000. For example, 1 n × 1000 = 1000 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 n equals 1000 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 Nano?

1 Nano (n) equals exactly 1000 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 Nano to Other Prefixes

Possible Prefix Conversions

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