Meganewton
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Meganewtons (MN) are a unit of force 1,000,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Newton.
About Meganewtons
- Meganewtons are shortened to MN with an upper case M and an upper case N.
- Mega means one million so there are 1,000,000 Newtons in a meganewton.
Converting to Meganewtons
Unit | To convert | Meganewtons |
1 meganewton (1MN) | Convert to Meganewtons x1 | 1MN |
1 kilonewton (1kN) | Convert to Meganewtons x10-3 | 1x10-3MN |
1 Newton (1N) | Convert to Meganewtons x10-6 | 1x10-6MN |
1 millinewton 1(mN) | Convert to Meganewtons x10-9 | 1x10-9MN |
1 micronewton 1(µN) | Convert to Meganewtons x10-12 | 1x10-12MN |
1 nanonewton 1(nN) | Convert to Meganewtons x10-15 | 1x10-15MN |