How do I calculate the mass of a proton?

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Anyone know how to do this?? I know that you should usually provide your own working out but I got an exam in one hour and I'm not sure of how to go about this :S

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1 MeV = 1.609 x 10-13 J
1 MeV/c2 = 1.79 x 10-30 kg
 
Just plug in the values for e and c and don't forget that M stands for 1 000 000, and you will get it.