Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from pounds to kilograms is 0.45359237, which means that 1 pound is equal to 0.45359237 kilograms:
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg
To convert 10 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 10 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to kilograms. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 lb → 0.45359237 kg
10 lb → M(kg)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in kilograms:
M(kg) = 10 lb × 0.45359237 kg
M(kg) = 4.5359237 kg
The final result is:
10 lb → 4.5359237 kg
We conclude that 10 pounds is equivalent to 4.5359237 kilograms:
10 pounds = 4.5359237 kilograms
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.22046226218488 × 10 pounds.
Another way is saying that 10 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.22046226218488 kilograms.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that ten pounds is approximately four point five three six kilograms:
10 lb ≅ 4.536 kg
An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point two two times ten pounds.
Conversion table
pounds to kilograms chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to kilograms
pounds (lb) | kilograms (kg) |
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11 pounds | 4.99 kilograms |
12 pounds | 5.443 kilograms |
13 pounds | 5.897 kilograms |
14 pounds | 6.35 kilograms |
15 pounds | 6.804 kilograms |
16 pounds | 7.257 kilograms |
17 pounds | 7.711 kilograms |
18 pounds | 8.165 kilograms |
19 pounds | 8.618 kilograms |
20 pounds | 9.072 kilograms |