how many bytes in a kb
1/1000 or 1/1024.   Because kilo is the metric SI prefix for 1000, the kilobyte is the larger unit (1000 bytes). However, as bytes are arranged as binary numbers (pow â¦ ers of 2), a kilobyte actually refers to 1024 bytes.
The reason a kilobyte is truly 1024 bytes instead of 1000 bytes is because the nature of computer data. Data is measured in factors of 8 instead of the normal numbering system â¦ which is based on a factor of 10. A byte is made up of 8 bits.