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 242 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 242 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

242 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 242 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 109.76935354 kg

The final result is:

242 lb → 109.76935354 kg

We conclude that 242 pounds is equivalent to 109.76935354 kilograms:

242 pounds = 109.76935354 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.0091100108340859 × 242 pounds.

Another way is saying that 242 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0091100108340859 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-two pounds is approximately one hundred nine point seven six nine kilograms:

242 lb ≅ 109.769 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero zero nine times two hundred forty-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