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SI Prefix
|
Symbol
|
#
|
American
|
European
|
proposed
Greek-based name |
Notes
|
Yocto- |
y |
10-24
|
septillionth |
|
|
|
Zepto- |
z |
10-21
|
sextillionth |
|
|
|
Atto- |
a |
10-18
|
quintillionth |
|
|
|
Femto- |
f |
10-15
|
quadrillionth |
|
|
|
Pico- |
p |
10-12
|
trillionth |
|
|
|
Nano-
|
n |
10-9
|
billionth |
|
|
|
Micro-
|
µ |
10-6
|
millionth |
|
|
|
Centimilli-
|
cm |
10-5
|
hundred thousandth |
|
|
|
Decimilli-
|
dm |
10-4
|
ten thousandth |
|
|
|
Milli-
|
m |
10-3
|
thousandth |
|
|
|
Centi-
|
c |
10-2
|
hundredth |
|
|
|
Deci-
|
d |
10-1
|
tenth |
|
|
|
|
|
100
|
one |
|
|
|
Deka-
|
dk |
101
|
ten |
|
|
|
Hecto-
|
h |
102
|
hundred |
|
|
|
Kilo-
|
k |
103
|
thousand |
|
|
|
Myria-
|
ma |
104
|
ten thousand |
|
|
|
Hectokilo-
|
hk |
105
|
hundred thousand |
|
|
|
Mega-
|
M |
106
|
million |
million |
|
|
Giga-
|
G |
109
|
billion |
milliard |
gillion |
also pronounced /jigi/, as in: 1.21 gigawatts!
(from Back to the Future) |
Tera-
|
T |
1012
|
trillion |
billion |
tetrillion |
|
Peta-
|
P |
1015
|
quadrillion |
billiard |
pentillion |
|
Exa-
|
E |
1018
|
quintillion |
trillion |
hexillion |
|
Zetta-
|
Z |
1021
|
sexillion |
trilliard |
heptillion |
|
Yotta-
|
Y |
1024
|
septillion |
quadrillion |
oktillion |
|
|
|
1027
|
octillion |
quadrilliard |
ennillion |
|
|
|
1030
|
nonillion |
quintillion |
dekillion |
|
|
|
1033
|
decillion |
quintilliard |
hendekillion |
|
|
|
1036
|
undecillion |
sextillion |
dodekillion |
|
|
|
1039
|
duodecillion |
sextilliard |
trisdekillion |
|
|
|
1042
|
tredecillion |
septillion |
tetradekillion |
|
|
|
1045
|
quattuordecillion |
septilliard |
pentadekillion |
|
|
|
1048
|
quindecillion |
octillion |
hexadekillion |
|
|
|
1051
|
sexdecillion |
octilliard |
heptadekillion |
|
|
|
1054
|
septdecillion |
nonillion
(noventillion) |
oktadekillion |
|
|
|
1057
|
octodecillion |
nonilliard
(noventilliard) |
enneadekillion |
|
|
|
1060
|
novemdecillion |
decillion |
icosillion |
|
|
|
1063
|
vigintillion |
decilliard |
icosihenillion |
|
|
|
1066
|
unvigintillion
|
undecillion
|
icosidillion |
|
|
|
1069
|
duovigintillion
|
undecilliard
|
icositrillion |
|
|
|
1072
|
trevigintillion
|
dodecillion
(duodecillion)
|
icositetrillion |
|
|
|
1075
|
quattuorvigintillion
|
dodecilliard
(duodecilliard)
|
icosipentillion |
|
|
|
1078
|
quinvigintillion
|
tredecillion
|
icosihexillion |
|
|
|
1081
|
sexvigintillion
|
tredecilliard
|
icosiheptillion |
|
|
|
1084
|
septvigintillion
|
quattuordecillion
|
icosioktillion |
|
|
|
1087
|
octovigintillion
|
quattuordecilliard
|
icosiennillion |
|
|
|
1090
|
novemvigintillion
|
quindecillion
|
triacontillion |
|
|
|
1093
|
trigintillion
|
quindecilliard |
triacontahenillion |
|
|
|
1096
|
untrigintillion
|
sexdecillion |
triacontadillion |
|
|
|
1099
|
duotrigintillion
|
sexdecilliard |
triacontatrillion |
|
|
|
10100
|
googol
(10 duotrigintillion) |
googol
(10 sexdecilliard) |
|
|
|
|
10102
|
tretrigintillion
|
septendecillion |
|
|
|
|
10105
|
quattuortrigintillion
|
septendecilliard |
|
|
|
|
10108
|
quintrigintillion
|
octodecillion |
|
|
|
|
10111
|
sextrigintillion
|
octodecilliard |
|
|
|
|
10114
|
septtrigintillion
|
novemdecillion |
|
|
|
|
10117
|
octotrigintillion
|
novemdecilliard |
|
|
|
|
10120
|
novemtrigintillion
|
vigintillion |
|
|
|
|
10123
|
quardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10126
|
unquardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10129
|
duoquardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10132
|
trequardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10135
|
quattuorquardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10138
|
quinquardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10141
|
sexquardragintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10144
|
septquardragintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10147
|
octoquardragintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10150
|
novemquardragintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10153
|
quinquagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10156
|
unquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10159
|
duoquinquagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10162
|
trequinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10165
|
quattuorquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10168
|
quinquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10171
|
sexquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10174
|
septquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10177
|
octoquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10180
|
novemquinquagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10183
|
sexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10186
|
unsexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10189
|
duosexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10192
|
tresexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10195
|
quattuorsexagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10198
|
quinsexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10201
|
sexsexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10204
|
septsexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10207
|
octosexagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10210
|
novemsexagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10213
|
septuagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10216
|
unseptuagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10219
|
duoseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10222
|
treseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10225
|
quattuorseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10228
|
quinseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10231
|
sexseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10234
|
septseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10237
|
octoseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10240
|
novemseptuagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10243
|
octogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10246
|
unoctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10249
|
duooctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10252
|
treoctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10255
|
quattuoroctogintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10258
|
quinoctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10261
|
sexoctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10264
|
septoctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10267
|
octooctogintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10270
|
novemoctogintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10273
|
nonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10276
|
unnonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10279
|
duononagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10282
|
trenonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10285
|
quattuornonagintillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
10288
|
quinnonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10291
|
sexnonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10294
|
septnonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10297
|
octononagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10300
|
novemnonagintillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10303
|
centillion |
|
|
|
|
|
10600
|
|
centillion |
|
|
|
|
10(10^100)
|
googolplex |
googolplex |
|
1 followed by a googol zeros |
|
|
106n
|
(2n-1)-illion |
n-illion |
|
|
|
|
106n+3
|
(2n)-illion |
n-illiard |
|
|
Links
Visualize big numbers at the megapenny
page.
Description of the origin of the European
number naming system.
A page about the asian
number system.
Some additional
information about large numbers (from Wolfram Research).
A discussion of really
large numbers.
More information about large
number naming.
One of the sources
I used to put together this page.
Some info on binary prefixes.