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 104.2 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 104.2 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

104.2 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 104.2 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 47.264324954 kg

The final result is:

104.2 lb → 47.264324954 kg

We conclude that 104.2 pounds is equivalent to 47.264324954 kilograms:

104.2 pounds = 47.264324954 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.021157606735593 × 104.2 pounds.

Another way is saying that 104.2 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.021157606735593 kilograms.

Approximate result

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

104.2 lb ≅ 47.264 kg

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