Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilograms to grams is 1000, which means that 1 kilogram is equal to 1000 grams:

1 kg = 1000 g

To convert 1 kilogram into grams we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from kilograms to grams. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kg → 1000 g

1 kg → M_(g)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in grams:

M_(g) = 1 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 1000 g

The final result is:

1 kg → 1000 g

We conclude that 1 kilogram is equivalent to 1000 grams:

1 kilogram = 1000 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 0.001 × 1 kilogram.

Another way is saying that 1 kilogram is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001 grams.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one kilogram is approximately one thousand grams:

1 kg ≅ 1000 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero point zero zero one times one kilogram.

Conversion table

kilograms to grams chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilograms to grams