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Why is 1MB is equal to 1010KB? Why not 1MB is equal to 1000tKB?
I wanted to ask about something that's been bothering me. Why is 1MB equal to 1010KB instead of 1000KB?
That's a great question. The reason for this is because computers use binary, which is base 2, instead of base 10 like we do. Therefore, 1MB actually equals 220 bytes or 1,048,576 bytes. Similarly, 1KB equals 210 or 1,024 bytes. To convert between the two, we use the power of 10 approximation which is 1,000.