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Welcome to billion to million, our article explaining the conversion of billions to millions.

The meaning of one billion in both, American as well as present British English, is 1000000000 (one followed by nine zeros), or 1,000,000,000 if spelled using thousand separators.

The numeral billion is often abbreviated as bn.

In comparison, one million in numbers is 1000000 (one followed by six zeros), or 1,000,000 if spelled using thousand separators.

The numeral million is frequently abbreviated as m.

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In the following section we show you how the conversion.

There, you can also find useful information regarding some languages distinct from English.

How to Convert Billion to Million?

To change a billion to million multiply the number in billions by 1000.

For example, 3 billion = 3000 (3 × 1000) million, 0.1 billion = 100 million, etc.

Easier, however, is making use of our billion to million calculator.

The difference between billion and million is the factor of 10³.

One million is thousand times less than one billion.

In turn, one billion is thousand times bigger than one million.

Here you can convert million to billion.

One billion is the natural number preceding 1000000001 and following 999999999.

Frequent m to bn conversions on our site include, for example:

It is noteworthy that some languages different from present English, including, but not limited to, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese use the term billion for 10 ¹².

In these languages making use of the so called long scale notation, one billion equals 1,000,000,000,000 (12 zeros).

To avoid ambiguity, you could use scientific notation.

For example: 1 bn = 10⁹ (in short scale).

Frequently Asked Questions

1 billion how many million?

1bn = 1000m

How many millions in a billion?

1000 million = 1 billion

1 billion is equal to how many million?

1 billion equals 1000 million

Yet, if something has not been explained clear enough, then fill in the designated form at the bottom, and you will receive an expert answer.

Conclusion

You have reached our final part, and we would like bring to your attention that there are many more short forms for billion and million than bn and m, respectively.

Thus, always make 100% sure you get the numbers right.

If appropriate or needed, make use of scientific notation or thousand separators to avoid uncertainty.

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Short and long scales – Wikipedia

– Article written by Mark, last updated on March 4th, 2024