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 20.5 kilograms into grams we have to multiply 20.5 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

20.5 kg → M_(g)

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

M_(g) = 20.5 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 20500 g

The final result is:

20.5 kg → 20500 g

We conclude that 20.5 kilograms is equivalent to 20500 grams:

20.5 kilograms = 20500 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 4.8780487804878E-5 × 20.5 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 20.5 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 4.8780487804878E-5 grams.

Approximate result

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

20.5 kg ≅ 20500 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero times twenty point five 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