[Appropriate uses of units electronvolt (eV), light-year (ly) and astronomical unit (AU)].

The following table shows prefixes used with SI units.

Name Prefix Number
femto $f$ $\times 10^{-15}$
pico $p$ $\times 10^{-12}$
nano $n$ $\times 10^{-9}$
micro $\mu$ $\times 10^{-6}$
milli $m$ $\times 10^{-3}$
kilo $k$ $\times 10^3$
mega $M$ $\times 10^6$
giga $G$ $\times 10^9$
tera $T$ $\times 10^{12}$
peta $P$ $\times 10^{15}$