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 162 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 162 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

162 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 162 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 73.48196394 kg

The final result is:

162 lb → 73.48196394 kg

We conclude that 162 pounds is equivalent to 73.48196394 kilograms:

162 pounds = 73.48196394 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.01360878161635 × 162 pounds.

Another way is saying that 162 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01360878161635 kilograms.

Approximate result

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

162 lb ≅ 73.482 kg

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