S.I. Prefixes for International Units of Measurement. yotta [Y] 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 = 10^24 zetta [Z] 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 = 10^21 exa [E] 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 = 10^18 peta [P] 1 000 000 000 000 000 = 10^15 tera [T] 1 000 000 000 000 = 10^12 giga [G] 1 000 000 000 = 10^9 mega [M] 1 000 000 (a million) kilo [k] 1 000 (a thousand) hecta 100 (a hundred) deca 10 1 deci .1 centi [c] .01 (a hundredth) milli [m] .001 (a thousandth) micro [u] .000 001 (a millionth) nano [n] .000 000 001 = 10^-9 pico [p] .000 000 000 001 = 10^-12 femto [f] .000 000 000 000 001 = 10^-15 atto [a] .000 000 000 000 000 001 = 10^-18 zepto [z] .000 000 000 000 000 000 001 = 10^-21 yocto [y] .000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 = 10^-24 Note the 'u' for micro should really be the Greek letter known as 'mu'