How to Figure Out Megabytes
- 1). Divide the number of bits by eight to calculate the number of bytes. The smallest unit of information is the bit, but a computer arranges eight of these to form the most basic information, such as a character on your keyboard. As an example of the calculation, dividing 8,288,608 bits by 8 gives you 1,048,576 bytes.
- 2). Divide the number of bytes by 1,024 to calculate the number of kilobytes. In the example, dividing 1,048,576 bytes by 1,024 gives you 1,024 kilobytes.
- 3). Divide the number of kilobytes by 1,024 to calculate the number of megabytes. In the example, 1,024 kilobytes by 1,024 results in just 1 megabyte.
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