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 170 kilograms into grams we have to multiply 170 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

170 kg → M_(g)

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

M_(g) = 170 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 170000 g

The final result is:

170 kg → 170000 g

We conclude that 170 kilograms is equivalent to 170000 grams:

170 kilograms = 170000 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 5.8823529411765E-6 × 170 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 170 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8823529411765E-6 grams.

Approximate result

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

170 kg ≅ 170000 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero times one hundred seventy 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