Convert pounds to kilograms
¿You need to convert pounds in kilograms?
With this tool you can convert pounds to kilograms of a quick, easy, and free. Discover how many pounds are a certain number of kilograms. Use this converter online to spend any amount of pounds to kilograms immediately.
¿How it works the converter pounds to kilograms?
Convert from pounds to kilograms with this converter it is very easy and fast. You only have to indicate the quantity of pounds you want to convert in the tool top and press the button of “Convert”. As easy as it is to know the equivalence of pounds to kilograms.
¿What is the formula to convert from pounds to kilograms?
To calculate how many kilograms are a defined number of pounds you must apply the following formula:
lb x 0.453592 = kg
For example:
You have 26 pounds we will convert to kilograms, applying the formula we have:
26 x 0.453592 = 11.793392 kilograms
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.