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 1000 kilograms into grams we have to multiply 1000 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

1000 kg → M_(g)

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

M_(g) = 1000 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 1000000 g

The final result is:

1000 kg → 1000000 g

We conclude that 1000 kilograms is equivalent to 1000000 grams:

1000 kilograms = 1000000 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 1.0E-6 × 1000 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 1000 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0E-6 grams.

Approximate result

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

1000 kg ≅ 1000000 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero times one thousand kilograms.

Conversion table

kilograms to grams chart

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