Billion to Trillion Converter

Convert between billions and trillions with precision and scientific notation

Convert Between Billions and Trillions

1 billion = 1,000,000,000

1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000

Conversion Results

Standard Notation

Billions:0
Trillions:0

Scientific Notation

Billions:0
Trillions:0

Conversion Formula:

• Billion to Trillion: T = B ÷ 1,000

• Trillion to Billion: B = T × 1,000

Current calculation: ÷ 1,000

Quick Examples

Number Place Value Chart

Million1,000,000
Ten Million10,000,000
Hundred Million100,000,000
Billion1,000,000,000
Ten Billion10,000,000,000
Hundred Billion100,000,000,000
Trillion1,000,000,000,000
Quadrillion1,000,000,000,000,000

Key Facts

About Billions

  • • Symbols: B, bn, bil
  • • Standard form: 1 × 10⁹
  • • 9 zeros after 1
  • • 1 billion = 1,000 million

About Trillions

  • • Symbols: T, tn
  • • Standard form: 1 × 10¹²
  • • 12 zeros after 1
  • • 1 trillion = 1,000 billion

Conversion Tips

1,000 billion = 1 trillion

500 billion = 0.5 trillion (half a trillion)

Use scientific notation for very large numbers

After trillion comes quadrillion (1,000 trillion)

Understanding Billions and Trillions

What is a Billion?

A billion represents one thousand million. In numerical form, it's written as 1,000,000,000 and has 9 zeros after the number 1. In scientific notation, 1 billion is expressed as 1 × 10⁹.

Conversion Formulas

Billion to Trillion: T = B ÷ 1,000

Trillion to Billion: B = T × 1,000

Common Uses

  • National budgets and government spending
  • Company valuations and market capitalization
  • Population statistics and demographics

What is a Trillion?

A trillion represents one million million. In numerical form, it's written as 1,000,000,000,000 and has 12 zeros after the number 1. In scientific notation, 1 trillion is expressed as 1 × 10¹².

Scale Comparison

  • • 1 trillion = 1,000 billion
  • • 1 trillion = 1,000,000 million
  • • 0.5 trillion = 500 billion
  • • 0.001 trillion = 1 billion

Fun Fact: If you counted one number per second, it would take over 31,700 years to count to 1 trillion!