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 1218 kilograms into grams we have to multiply 1218 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

1218 kg → M_(g)

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

M_(g) = 1218 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 1218000 g

The final result is:

1218 kg → 1218000 g

We conclude that 1218 kilograms is equivalent to 1218000 grams:

1218 kilograms = 1218000 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 8.2101806239737E-7 × 1218 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 1218 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 8.2101806239737E-7 grams.

Approximate result

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

1218 kg ≅ 1218000 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred eighteen 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