The megabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information. The prefix mega (symbol M) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 10⁶ (1 million), and therefore 1 megabit = 10⁶bits = 1 000 000 bits = 1000 kilobits.

The megabit has the unit symbol Mb or Mbit.

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The gibibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of information, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier gibi (symbol Gi), a binary prefix meaning 2³⁰. The unit symbol of the gibibit is Gibit. 1 gibibit = 2³⁰ bits = 1073741824 bits = 1,024 mebibits.

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