Question

The multiplication factor103103 is referred as​

Answer 1

The multiplication factor of 10³ is referred to as kilo.

• The various other multiplication factors which are commonly used are;

1. 10⁻¹ = deci (d)
2. 10⁻² = centi (c)
3. 10⁻³ = milli (m)
4. 10⁻⁶ = micro (μ or mc)
5. 10⁻⁹ = nano (n)
6. 10⁻¹²= pico (p)
7. 10⁻¹⁵ = femto (f)
8. 10³ = kilo (k)
9. 10⁶ = mega (M)
10. 10⁹ = Giga (G)

• Multiplying two whole numbers gives a product. The numbers that we multiply are the factors of the product. Example: 3 × 5 = 15. Here, 3 and 5 are the factors of 15. The above listed are names of some commonly used multiplication factors of a number in a power of ten.