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Convert Micrograms to Grams

1 microgram is 0.000001 g. One microgram is exactly 0.000001 grams.

One microgram is 1.0000 × 10^-6 grams. To convert micrograms to grams, multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6; to go the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6 or multiply by 1000000. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 44. One millionth of a gram.

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Grams
0.000001 g
Micrograms × 1.0000 × 10^-6
value * 0.0000010 g

1 microgram in every weight unit

UnitValueExact factor
ounces0.00000003527396195 oz× 0.0000000352739619496
pounds0.000000002204622622 lb× 0.00000000220462262185
stone0.0000000001574730444 st× 0.000000000157473044418
US tons0.000000000001102311311 ton× 0.00000000000110231131092
micrograms (as entered)1 mcg
milligrams0.001 mg× 0.001
grams0.000001 g× 0.000001
kilograms0.000000001 kg× 0.000000001
tonnes0.000000000001 t× 0.000000000001

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 44 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert micrograms to grams?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in micrograms.
  2. 2.Multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6 — that is how many grams fit in one microgram.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000.

Micrograms to grams conversion table

MicrogramsGrams
1 mcg0.000001 g
2 mcg0.000002 g
3 mcg0.000003 g
4 mcg0.000004 g
5 mcg0.000005 g
6 mcg0.000006 g
7 mcg0.000007 g
8 mcg0.000008 g
9 mcg0.000009 g
10 mcg0.00001 g
12 mcg0.000012 g
15 mcg0.000015 g
20 mcg0.00002 g
25 mcg0.000025 g
50 mcg0.00005 g
100 mcg0.0001 g

What are micrograms and grams?

Microgram (mcg)
One millionth of a gram. Written mcg rather than µg on labels deliberately: the Greek letter is the character most often lost in transcription, and a factor of a thousand in a dose is not a rounding error.
Gram (g)
One thousandth of a kilogram, and the unit nutrition labels use worldwide.

Source: NIST Handbook 44 — mass and weight

Questions people actually ask

How many grams are in a microgram?
1.0000 × 10^-6. One thousandth of a kilogram, and the unit nutrition labels use worldwide.
How do I convert grams back to micrograms?
Divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000 — they are the same operation.

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Grams to micrograms — the same conversion the other way.

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