Convert kilograms to pounds
¿You need to convert kilograms in pounds?
With this tool you can convert kilograms to pounds of a quick, easy, and free. Discover how many kilograms are a certain number of pounds. Use this converter online to spend any amount of kilograms to pounds immediately.
¿How it works the converter kilograms to pounds?
Convert from kilograms to pounds with this converter it is very easy and fast. You only have to indicate the quantity of kilograms you want to convert in the tool top and press the button of “Convert”. As easy as it is to know the equivalence of kilograms to pounds.
¿What is the formula to convert from kilograms to pounds?
To calculate how many pounds are a defined number of kilograms you must apply the following formula:
kg x 2.20462 = lb
For example:
You have 14 kilograms we will convert to pounds, applying the formula we have:
14 x 2.20462 = 30.86468 pounds
Definition of kilograms
The kilogram is the unit of mass in the International System, equivalent to that of a cylinder of platinum-iridium preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris, and approximately equal to the mass of 1000 cubic centimeters of water at the temperature of its maximum density, four degrees centigrade. (Symbol kg).
Definition of pounds
The pound (lb) is a unit of mass used since Ancient Rome. The word (derived from Latin) means "scale or balance", and is still the name of the main unit of weight and mass now used only in the united States and, informally, in some other countries, such as Cuba.