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Convert Mebibytes to Bytes

1 mebibyte is 1,048,576 B. One mebibyte is exactly 1048576 bytes.

One mebibyte is 1048576 bytes. To convert mebibytes to bytes, multiply by 1048576; to go the other way, divide by 1048576 or multiply by 9.5367 × 10^-7. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from IEC 80000-13. Exactly 1,048,576 bytes.

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Bytes
1,048,576 B
Mebibytes × 1048576
value * 10485761,048,576 B

1 mebibyte in every data unit

UnitValueExact factor
bytes1,048,576 B× 1,048,576
kilobytes1,048.576 kB× 1,048.576
megabytes1.048576 MB× 1.048576
gigabytes0.001048576 GB× 0.001048576
terabytes0.000001048576 TB× 0.000001048576
kibibytes1,024 KiB× 1,024
mebibytes (as entered)1 MiB
gibibytes0.0009765625 GiB× 0.0009765625

Factors are entered by hand from IEC 80000-13 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert mebibytes to bytes?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in mebibytes.
  2. 2.Multiply by 1048576 — that is how many bytes fit in one mebibyte.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1048576, or multiply by 9.5367 × 10^-7.

Mebibytes to bytes conversion table

MebibytesBytes
1 MiB1,048,576 B
2 MiB2,097,152 B
3 MiB3,145,728 B
4 MiB4,194,304 B
5 MiB5,242,880 B
6 MiB6,291,456 B
7 MiB7,340,032 B
8 MiB8,388,608 B
9 MiB9,437,184 B
10 MiB10,485,760 B
12 MiB12,582,912 B
15 MiB15,728,640 B
20 MiB20,971,520 B
25 MiB26,214,400 B
50 MiB52,428,800 B
100 MiB104,857,600 B

What are mebibytes and bytes?

Mebibyte (MiB)
Exactly 1,048,576 bytes. About 4.9% larger than a megabyte, and the unit most operating systems display while labelling it MB.
Byte (B)
Eight bits. The smallest unit storage is actually sold and addressed in.

Source: IEC 80000-13 — binary prefixes for information quantities

Questions people actually ask

How many bytes are in a mebibyte?
1048576. Eight bits. The smallest unit storage is actually sold and addressed in.
How do I convert bytes back to mebibytes?
Divide by 1048576, or multiply by 9.5367 × 10^-7 — they are the same operation.

Other data conversions

Bytes to mebibytes — the same conversion the other way.