| Name | deca | hecto | kilo | mega | giga | tera | peta | exa | zetta | yotta |
| Symbol | da | h | k | M | G | T | P | E | Z | Y |
| Factor | 101 | 102 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 1012 | 1015 | 1018 | 1021 | 1024 |
Example A million liters would be called a megaliter and abbreviated ML
Small Numbers
| Name | deci | centi | milli | micro | nano | pico | femto | atto | zepto | yocto |
| Symbol | d | c | m | µ | n | p | f | a | z | y |
| Factor | 10-1 | 10-2 | 10-3 | 10-6 | 10-9 | 10-12 | 10-15 | 10-18 | 10-21 | 10-24 |
Example A thousandth of a second would be called a millisecond and abbreviated ms
Making Other Units
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