How many MB are in 4095936 kb?

Answer 1

The answer to this question used to be simple.

Mb used to mean "megabyte(s)". Kb used to mean "kilobyte(s)".

The prefix "mega" historically means 1 million. "Kilo" means 1 thousand.

But in digital computing, the number system was binary. That put a whole different spin on the ball.

Originally, there were 1024 bytes in one kb (2 to the power of 10)

There were 1024 kb in one mb

There were 1024 mb in one gb

There were 1024 gb in one TB

Therefore there were 3999.9375 mb in 4095396 kb.

But nowadays, some people will tell you that there are 1000 kb in 1mb, 1000mb in 1gb, 1000gb in 1Tb. These people will say that the answer is 4095.936 mb.

It's a long story and ought to be unnecessary.