Convert megagrams to grams

Explanation

From this page you can convert megagrams to grams (or Mg to g) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from megagrams to grams you need to multiply by 1000000. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 Mg=1000000 g

megagramsMg

dimension	mass
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	Mg

The megagram (Mg) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units.

Definition of the megagram

One megagram is equal to 1000 kilograms.

Equivalences

One megagram is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The elephant is the largest land animal with a mass between 5.2 and 6.9 megagrams.
Blue whales are the largest animal known to have ever existed. The male and female individuals of the largest subspecies, the Antarctic blue whale, weigh 112 megagrams and 130 megagrams respectively on average.

Prefix

mega

10⁶

The prefix mega- comes from the ancient Greek mégas meaning great. The associated multiplicative factor is 1 000 000 or 10⁶.

SI Mass Units

nanogram	ng	0.000000001
microgram	µg	0.000001
milligram	mg	0.001
gram	g	1
kilogram	kg	1000
megagram	Mg	1000000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.

gramsg

dimension	mass
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	g
search alias	gm

The gram (g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units.

Definition of the gram

One gram is equal to 0.001 kilograms.

History

The gram was introduced in 1795 by the French National Convention as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to that of a cube of one hundredth of a meter side, at melting ice temperature".

It was replaced by the kilogram as the base unit of mass in 1960 for the creation of the SI.

Equivalences

One gram is equivalent to:

SI Mass Units

nanogram	ng	0.000000001
microgram	µg	0.000001
milligram	mg	0.001
gram	g	1
kilogram	kg	1000
megagram	Mg	1000000

The International System of Units

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.