5 Megabytes to Kilobytes

Result

5000 KB

5 MB = 5000 KB

5 MB = 5000 KB

How to Convert megabytes to kilobytes

To convert megabytes to kilobytes, multiply the value by the conversion factor:

1 MB = 1000 KB
5 MB × 1000 = 5000 KB

Reverse: 5000 kilobytes = 5 megabytes

Common megabytes to kilobytes Conversions

megabytes (MB) kilobytes (KB)
5 5000
1 1000
10 10000
100 100000
All megabytes to kilobytes conversions

Other Conversions

1 MB 10 MB 100 MB

Reverse: 5000 kilobytes = 5 megabytes

kilobytes to megabytes converter

About These Units

megabytes (MB)

The Megabyte (MB) defined the floppy disk and CD-ROM era. A standard 3.5-inch floppy held 1.44 MB. A CD held 700 MB. It remains the standard unit for music files (MP3s) and photos.

A 3-minute song is about 3-5 MB.

Commonly used in: MP3 songs, Smartphone photos, Mobile apps, PDF documents.

kilobytes (KB)

The Kilobyte (KB) was the first multiple of the byte. In the early days of computing, 64 KB of RAM was considered a luxury (Commodore 64). Today, KB is used mainly for very small text files and icons.

A standard page of plain text is about 2 KB.

Commonly used in: Text documents, Small icons, Emails (text only), Configuration files.