This weight(mass) converter changes a traditional unit pound to an SI unit kilogram. The pound is traditionally adopted unit of weight in the US, UK and many other countries while kg is the SI unit of weight. The pound is mentioned as lb and kilogram as kg. One pound makes 0.45359237 kg which means the pound is relatively smaller than kg and we must go with the multiplication formula as we go from small to large values.
Enter the weight (mass) in pounds (lb) and press the Convert button:
1 pound (lb) is equal to 0.45359237 kilograms (kg).
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg
The mass m in kilograms (kg) is equal to the mass m in pounds (lb) times 0.45359237:
m(kg) = m(lb) × 0.45359237
Convert 5 lb to kilograms:
m(kg) = 5 lb × 0.45359237 = 2.268 kg
| Pounds (lb) | Kilograms (kg) | Kilograms+Grams (kg+g) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 lb | 0 kg | 0 kg 0 g |
| 0.1 lb | 0.045 kg | 0 kg 45 g |
| 1 lb | 0.454 kg | 0 kg 454 g |
| 2 lb | 0.907 kg | 0 kg 907 g |
| 3 lb | 1.361 kg | 1 kg 361 g |
| 4 lb | 1.814 kg | 1 kg 814 g |
| 5 lb | 2.268 kg | 2 kg 268 g |
| 6 lb | 2.722 kg | 2 kg 722 g |
| 7 lb | 3.175 kg | 3 kg 175 g |
| 8 lb | 3.629 kg | 3 kg 629 g |
| 9 lb | 4.082 kg | 4 kg 82 g |
| 10 lb | 4.536 kg | 4 kg 536 g |
| 20 lb | 9.072 kg | 9 kg 72 g |
| 30 lb | 13.608 kg | 13 kg 608 g |
| 40 lb | 18.144 kg | 18 kg 144 g |
| 50 lb | 22.680 kg | 22 kg 680 g |
| 60 lb | 27.216 kg | 27 kg 216 g |
| 70 lb | 31.751 kg | 31 kg 751 g |
| 80 lb | 36.287 kg | 36 kg 287 g |
| 90 lb | 40.823 kg | 40 kg 823 g |
| 100 lb | 45.359 kg | 45 kg 359 g |
| 1000 lb | 453.592 kg | 453 kg 592 g |
This converter changes the traditional unit pound to a Systematic one i.e kg. The pound is an old and traditional used unit of weight while System International( the organization to define different measuring units at the international level) gives kg as a unit of weight. In this converter pounds values are changed into kg.
As the pound is smaller than kg and an lb makes only 0.45359237 kg so this converter operates on the multiplication formula. It multiplies lbs by 0.45359237 to convert pounds into kilograms.
1 kilogram is equal to 2.20462262 pounds, which is the conversion factor from kilograms to pounds.