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 13 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 13 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

13 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 13 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 5.89670081 kg

The final result is:

13 lb → 5.89670081 kg

We conclude that 13 pounds is equivalent to 5.89670081 kilograms:

13 pounds = 5.89670081 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.16958635552683 × 13 pounds.

Another way is saying that 13 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16958635552683 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirteen pounds is approximately five point eight nine seven kilograms:

13 lb ≅ 5.897 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point one seven times thirteen 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