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 32 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 32 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

32 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 32 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 14.51495584 kg

The final result is:

32 lb → 14.51495584 kg

We conclude that 32 pounds is equivalent to 14.51495584 kilograms:

32 pounds = 14.51495584 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.068894456932774 × 32 pounds.

Another way is saying that 32 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.068894456932774 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-two pounds is approximately fourteen point five one five kilograms:

32 lb ≅ 14.515 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero six nine times thirty-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