Peta

Updated: 12/10/2023 by Computer Hope
Metric prefixes including peta

A peta (P) is a prefix used with the metric system that stands for 1,000,000,000,000,000 (quadrillion), or 1015. A good example of where this prefix is used with computers is with a PB (petabyte).

What is smaller than a peta?

With SI prefixes, tera is smaller than peta.

What is larger than a peta?

With SI prefixes, exa is larger than peta.

What is peta's decimal equivalent?

A femto (f) is the prefix used for 10-15.

Measurements, P, Pebi, Petabyte, SI