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Let's remove the term "ton" from the words. Then we're left with Mega and Kilo. Mega is a shortened term for 1,000,000 and Kilo is a shortened term for 1,000.

Therefore 1 Mega ÷ 1 Kilo = 1,000 Kilotons in 1 megaton.

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