MiB to GiB Converter

The Mebibyte is a binary unit. It is defined as 1024^2 bytes, which equals 1048576 bytes. Since 1 Byte = 8 bits, multiply the number of Bytes by 8 to express the value in bits.

$1\,\mathrm{MiB} = 1,024^{2} \,\mathrm{B} \times 8\, = 8,388,608\,\mathrm{bit}$

The Gibibyte is a binary unit. It is defined as 1024^3 bytes, which equals 1073741824 bytes. Since 1 Byte = 8 bits, multiply the number of Bytes by 8 to express the value in bits.

$1\,\mathrm{GiB} = 1,024^{3} \,\mathrm{B} \times 8\, = 8,589,934,592\,\mathrm{bit}$

One Mebibyte is equal to 8388608 bits, while one Gibibyte equals 8589934592 bits. The conversion factor is obtained by dividing the value of 1 source unit (in bits) by the value of 1 target unit (in bits).

$\dfrac{ 1\,\mathrm{MiB} }{ 1\,\mathrm{GiB} } = \dfrac{ 8,388,608\,\mathrm{bit} }{ 8,589,934,592\,\mathrm{bit} } = \dfrac{ 8,388,608 }{ 8,589,934,592 }$

The fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 8,388,608, giving the exact conversion factor.

$\dfrac{ 8,388,608 }{ 8,589,934,592 } = \dfrac{ 8,388,608\div 8,388,608 }{ 8,589,934,592\div 8,388,608 } = \dfrac{ 1 }{ 1,024 }$

The exact factor is 1/1024. The decimal result is shown to 30 places or fewer when the division terminates earlier.

$\dfrac{ 1 }{ 1,024 } \approx 0.0009765625$

The conversion factor from Mebibyte (MiB) to Gibibyte (GiB) is 0.0009765625. Therefore, any value in Mebibyte can be converted to Gibibyte by multiplying it by this factor.

$\boxed{ x\,\mathrm{MiB} = x\times 0.0009765625\,\mathrm{GiB} }$

Multiply the number of Mebibytes by 0.0009765625 to obtain the equivalent value in Gibibytes.