What comes after Yotta in the metric system?

There isn't anything which comes after Yotta as it is the largest prefix in the metric system. To define larger numbers you would need to use scientific notation. read more

It comes from the French, mille for 1000 - they could not use it for the 1000 prefix as that was bagged by the Greek word, kilo Note: The prefix hecto- to centi- are not 'preferred prefix' but referred to as 'other prefix' by SI, though centi- is in common use as in cubic centimetre or cc. read more

Yotta is the largest decimal unit prefix in the metric system, denoting a factor of 10 24 or 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000; that is, one million million million million, or one septillion. It has the unit symbol Y. read more