exponent prefix symbol looks like...
24 yotta Y 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
21 zetta Z 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
18 exa E 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
15 peta P 1,000,000,000,000,000
12 tera T 1,000,000,000,000
9 giga G 1,000,000,000
6 mega M 1,000,000
3 kilo k 1,000
2 hecto h 100
1 deka da 10
0 1
-1 deci d   0.1
-2 centi c   0.01
-3 milli m 0.001
-6 micro µ 0.000001
-9 nano n 0.000000001
-12 pico p 0.000000000001
-15 femto f 0.000000000000001
-18 atto a 0.000000000000000001
-21 zepto z 0.000000000000000000001
-24 yocto y 0.000000000000000000000001


exp prefix symbol meters seconds grams
24 yotta Y      
21 zetta Z Distance to Andromeda Galaxy: 19Zm    
18 exa E Diameter of Milky Way Galaxy:900Em    
15 peta P One LightYear: 9Pm    
12 tera T   Age of Universe: 450Ts  
9 giga G Distance to Sun: 150Gm Human Recorded History: 180Gs
Century: 3Gs
 
6 mega M Circumference of Earth: 40Mm
Distance across continental US: 5Mm
LightSpeed: 300Mm/s
Year: 31Ms  
3 kilo k   Day: 86Ks Average human: 50kg
2 hecto h   Sunlight to Earth: 5hs  
1 deka da      
0          
-1 deci d      
-2 centi c      
-3 milli m   Typical '90s null-RPC: 5ms
Light across continental US: 16ms
 
-6 micro µ      
-9 nano n Visible Light: 40-70nm
'97 transister width: 250nm
   
-12 pico p Angstrom: 100pm
Diameter of Hydrogen atom: 120pm
   
-15 femto f      
-18 atto a      
-21 zepto z      
-24 yocto y Diameter of Proton: 1.7ym