MB to GB Converter
1 megabyte = 0.001 gigabytes
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Good to know
This converter uses decimal units (1 GB = 1,000 MB), as used by mobile carriers, cloud storage and drive makers. In binary units, 1 GiB = 1,024 MiB.
How to convert megabytes to gigabytes
To convert megabytes to gigabytes, multiply the number of megabytes by 0.001. To go the other way, multiply gigabytes by 1,000.
GB = MB × 0.001
Worked examples
- 100 MB = 0.1 GB
- 500 MB = 0.5 GB
- 1,000 MB = 1 GB
- 4,700 MB = 4.7 GB
MB to GB conversion table
| MB (MB) | GB (GB) |
|---|---|
| 1 MB | 0.001 GB |
| 10 MB | 0.01 GB |
| 50 MB | 0.05 GB |
| 100 MB | 0.1 GB |
| 200 MB | 0.2 GB |
| 250 MB | 0.25 GB |
| 500 MB | 0.5 GB |
| 700 MB | 0.7 GB |
| 1,000 MB | 1 GB |
| 1,500 MB | 1.5 GB |
| 2,000 MB | 2 GB |
| 4,000 MB | 4 GB |
| 4,700 MB | 4.7 GB |
| 8,000 MB | 8 GB |
| 16,000 MB | 16 GB |
| 32,000 MB | 32 GB |
About the units
MB (MB)
A megabyte (MB) is 1,000,000 bytes in the decimal (SI) system used by storage makers and networks. Some systems show 1,048,576 bytes (a mebibyte, MiB) as MB.
GB (GB)
A gigabyte (GB) is 1,000,000,000 bytes, or 1,000 MB, in decimal units. Windows reports binary gibibytes (GiB, 1,073,741,824 bytes) but labels them GB.
Frequently asked questions
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GB = MB × 0.001What is 500 MB in gigabytes?
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Conversion factors use exact international definitions where they exist (for example 1 inch = 2.54 cm and 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg). Results are rounded for display only.