Extended SI Prefixes

Large PrefixSmall PrefixValue
deka- (da)deci- (d)10^1
hecta- (h)centi- (c)10^2
kilo- (k)
milli- (m)10^3
decakilo- (dak)
decimilli- (dm)10^4
hectakilo- (hk)centimilli- (cm)10^5
mega- (M)
micro- (µ)10^6
decamega- (daM)
decimicro- (dµ)10^7
hectamega- (hM)centimicro- (cµ)10^8
giga- (G)
nano- (n)10^9
decagiga- (daG)
decinano- (dn)10^10
hectagiga- (hG)centinano- (cn)10^11
tera- (T)
pico- (p)10^12
decatera- (daT)
decipico- (dp)10^13
hectatera- (hT)centipico- (cp)10^14
peta- (P)
femto- (f)10^15
decapeta- (daP)
decifemto- (df)10^16
hectapeta- (hP)centifemto- (cf)10^17
exa- (E)
atto- (a)10^18
decaexa- (daE)
deciatto- (da)10^19
hectaexa- (hE)centiatto- (ca)10^20
zetta- (Z)
zepto- (z)10^21
decazetta- (daZ)
decizepto- (dz)10^22
hectazetta- (hZ)centizepto- (cz)10^23
yotta- (Y)
yocto- (y)10^24
decayotta- (daY)
deciyocto- (dy)10^25
hectayotta- (hY)centiyocto- (cy)10^26
ronna- (R)
xenna- (X)		ronto- (r)
xono- (x)		10^27
decaronna- (daR)
decaxenna- (daX)		decironto- (dr)
decixono- (dx)		10^28
hectaronna- (hR)
hectaxenna- (hX)		centironto- (cr)
centixono- (cx)		10^29
quetta- (Q)
weka- (W)		quecto- (q)
wekto- (w)		10^30
decaquetta- (daQ)
decaweka- (daW)		deciquecto- (dq)
deciwekto- (dw)		10^31
hectaquetta- (hQ)
hectaweka- (hW)		centiquecto- (cq)
centiwekto- (cw)		10^32
kiloquetta- (kQ)
vunda- (V)
vendeka- (Vd)		milliquecto- (mq)
veco- (v)
vundeco- (vd)		10^33
megaquetta- (MQ)
unda- (U)
urdeca- (Ud)		microquecto- (µq)
unto- (u)
dedeco- (ud)		10^36
gigaquetta- (GQ)
toreda- (Trd)
tradeca- (Td)		nanoquecto- (nq)
trekto- (t)
tradeco- (trd)		10^39
teraquetta- (TQ)
sorta- (S)
terdeca- (Td)		picoquecto- (pq)
sotro- (s)
sattuordeco- (sad)		10^42
petaquetta- (PQ)
rinta- (R)
pendeca- (Pd)		femtoquecto- (fq)
rimto- (r)
suindeco- (sid)		10^45
exaquetta- (EQ)
quexa- (Q)
exdeca- (Ed)		attoquecto- (aq)
quekto- (q)
vexdeco- (vxd)		10^48
zettaquetta- (ZQ)
pepta- (Pp)
zendeca- (Zd)		zeptoquecto- (zq)
pekro- (pk)
zeptendeco- (zd)		10^51
yottaquetta- (YQ)
ocha- (O)
yodeca- (Yd)		yoctoquecto- (yq)
otro- (o)
yoctodeco- (yd)		10^54
ronnaquetta- (RQ)
nena- (N)
xendeca- (Xd)		rontoquecto- (rq)
nekto- (n)
xondeco- (xd)		10^57
minga- (Mi)
diaka- (Dk)		mikto- (mk)
fisinto- (fs)		10^60
luma- (L)
diakena- (DkN)		lunto- (l)
fisintilli- (fsm)		10^63
kema- (K)
diacoda- (DkD)		kentro- (kn)
fisintiro- (fsµ)		10^66
jretta- (J)
diactra- (DkTr)		jretto- (j)
fisintano- (fsn)		10^69
iqatta- (I)
diactera- (DkT)		iqatto- (i)
fisintico- (fsp)		10^72
huitta- (H)
diacpeta- (DkP)		huitto- (hu)
fisintemto- (fsf)		10^75
gatextta- (Gt)
diakecta- (DkE)		gatextto- (gt)
fisintatto- (fsa)		10^78
feqesa- (F)
diaczeta- (DkZ)		feqeso- (f)
fisintepto- (fsz)		10^81
enscenda- (E)
diakyota- (DkY)		enscendo- (e)
fisintocto- (fsy)		10^84
desyta- (D)
diacxena- (DkX)		desyto- (ds)
fisintono- (fsx)		10^87
ceanata- (C)
triaka- (Trk)		ceanato- (cn)
trasinto- (trs)		10^90
bevvgta- (B)
triakena- (TrkE)		bevvgto- (b)
trasintilli- (trsm)		10^93
avta- (A)
triacoda- (TrkD)		avto- (a)
trasintiro- (trsµ)		10^96
triactra- (TrkTr)trasintano- (trsn)10^99
teraka- (Tk)sadrinto- (sar)10^120
penaka- (Pk)suindinto- (sin)10^150
exaka- (Ek)vexinto- (vxn)10^180
zetaka- (Zk)zepinto- (zpn)10^210
yotaka- (Yk)yocinto- (ycn)10^240
xenaka- (Xk)xoninto- (xnn)10^270
hota- (Ht)kento- (kn)10^300

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