How many bytes are there in a megabyte?

A megabyte is commonly defined as 1,000,000 bytes in the context of the metric system, which uses powers of ten to define its units. This definition is based on the standard SI (International System of Units) interpretation of the prefix "mega," where "mega" signifies one million. Thus, a megabyte is equivalent to one million bytes.

In digital storage, while some may refer to a megabyte as 1,024 kilobytes (where each kilobyte is 1,024 bytes), this interpretation ventures into binary measurements relevant to computing and may create confusion with the standard metric definitions. However, in the context presented in this question, which focuses on a straightforward calculation of bytes, the clear answer is that there are 1,000,000 bytes in a megabyte.