Below is a simple conversion tool that allows you to convert Megabytes (MB) to Kibibytes (KiB).


Simply enter the Megabytes (MB) value into the first field and press the “convert” button to convert to Kibibytes (KiB).

Definition of a Megabyte (MB)

A Megabyte (MB) is a unit of digital information storage capacity. It represents a measure of approximately one million bytes. In terms of binary representation, a Megabyte is equal to 2^20 bytes, which is 1,048,576 bytes.

A Megabyte is used to measure the capacity of various storage devices, such as computer memory (RAM) modules and smaller storage mediums like floppy disks and early-generation USB flash drives. It provides an estimation of how much data these devices can hold.

Additionally, a Megabyte is used to measure the size of digital files and data transfer rates. It helps to determine the file size and transmission speed for various types of data. For instance, when downloading files from the internet, the transfer speed may be measured in Megabytes per second (MB/s).

Similarly, the size of digital files, such as documents, images, and songs, can be expressed in Megabytes. This measurement is especially useful when considering file storage limitations or when estimating download times.

What is a Kibibyte (KiB)?

A kibibyte, often abbreviated as KiB, is a unit of digital information storage capacity. It is commonly used in computing and digital systems to measure the amount of data. The kibibyte is part of a binary-based system of measurement known as the International System of Units (SI).

To understand the concept of a kibibyte, it’s helpful to first understand the binary system. In binary, each digit can be either a 0 or a 1, and data is stored and processed in powers of 2.

A kibibyte is equal to 1024 bytes. The prefix “kibi” is derived from the words “kilo binary,” and it signifies the binary-based measurement. It is important to note that a kibibyte is different from a kilobyte (KB) in the decimal-based system, which equals 1000 bytes.

The use of kibibytes is particularly common in computing contexts, such as memory and storage capacities of computer systems. It provides a more precise and accurate representation of data size in binary form, as the binary system aligns more naturally with the internal workings of computers.

For example, when you see that a file size is 512 KiB, it means the file occupies 512 times 1024 bytes, or 524,288 bytes. This distinction becomes significant when dealing with larger data sizes, as the binary-based measurement allows for more precise calculations and representation of the actual storage or memory space.

Megabytes to Kibibytes Conversion Chart

Megabytes (MB)Kibibytes (KiB)
1 MB976.5625 KiB
2 MB1953.125 KiB
3 MB2929.6875 KiB
4 MB3906.25 KiB
5 MB4882.8125 KiB
6 MB5859.375 KiB
7 MB6835.9375 KiB
8 MB7812.5 KiB
9 MB8789.0625 KiB
10 MB9765.625 KiB
11 MB10742.1875 KiB
12 MB11718.75 KiB
13 MB12695.3125 KiB
14 MB13671.875 KiB
15 MB14648.4375 KiB
16 MB15625 KiB
17 MB16601.5625 KiB
18 MB17578.125 KiB
19 MB18554.6875 KiB
20 MB19531.25 KiB
21 MB20507.8125 KiB
22 MB21484.375 KiB
23 MB22460.9375 KiB
24 MB23437.5 KiB
25 MB24414.0625 KiB
26 MB25390.625 KiB
27 MB26367.1875 KiB
28 MB27343.75 KiB
29 MB28320.3125 KiB
30 MB29296.875 KiB
31 MB30273.4375 KiB
32 MB31250 KiB
33 MB32226.5625 KiB
34 MB33203.125 KiB
35 MB34179.6875 KiB
36 MB35156.25 KiB
37 MB36132.8125 KiB
38 MB37109.375 KiB
39 MB38085.9375 KiB
40 MB39062.5 KiB
41 MB40039.0625 KiB
42 MB41015.625 KiB
43 MB41992.1875 KiB
44 MB42968.75 KiB
45 MB43945.3125 KiB
46 MB44921.875 KiB
47 MB45898.4375 KiB
48 MB46875 KiB
49 MB47851.5625 KiB
50 MB48828.125 KiB
Megabytes (MB)Kibibytes (KiB)
51 MB49804.6875 KiB
52 MB50781.25 KiB
53 MB51757.8125 KiB
54 MB52734.375 KiB
55 MB53710.9375 KiB
56 MB54687.5 KiB
57 MB55664.0625 KiB
58 MB56640.625 KiB
59 MB57617.1875 KiB
60 MB58593.75 KiB
61 MB59570.3125 KiB
62 MB60546.875 KiB
63 MB61523.4375 KiB
64 MB62500 KiB
65 MB63476.5625 KiB
66 MB64453.125 KiB
67 MB65429.6875 KiB
68 MB66406.25 KiB
69 MB67382.8125 KiB
70 MB68359.375 KiB
71 MB69335.9375 KiB
72 MB70312.5 KiB
73 MB71289.0625 KiB
74 MB72265.625 KiB
75 MB73242.1875 KiB
76 MB74218.75 KiB
77 MB75195.3125 KiB
78 MB76171.875 KiB
79 MB77148.4375 KiB
80 MB78125 KiB
81 MB79101.5625 KiB
82 MB80078.125 KiB
83 MB81054.6875 KiB
84 MB82031.25 KiB
85 MB83007.8125 KiB
86 MB83984.375 KiB
87 MB84960.9375 KiB
88 MB85937.5 KiB
89 MB86914.0625 KiB
90 MB87890.625 KiB
91 MB88867.1875 KiB
92 MB89843.75 KiB
93 MB90820.3125 KiB
94 MB91796.875 KiB
95 MB92773.4375 KiB
96 MB93750 KiB
97 MB94726.5625 KiB
98 MB95703.125 KiB
99 MB96679.6875 KiB
100 MB97656.25 KiB