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 100 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 100 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

100 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 100 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 45.359237 kg

The final result is:

100 lb → 45.359237 kg

We conclude that 100 pounds is equivalent to 45.359237 kilograms:

100 pounds = 45.359237 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.022046226218488 × 100 pounds.

Another way is saying that 100 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.022046226218488 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred pounds is approximately forty-five point three five nine kilograms:

100 lb ≅ 45.359 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero two two times one hundred 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