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 3997 kilograms into grams we have to multiply 3997 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

3997 kg → M_(g)

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

M_(g) = 3997 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 3997000 g

The final result is:

3997 kg → 3997000 g

We conclude that 3997 kilograms is equivalent to 3997000 grams:

3997 kilograms = 3997000 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 2.5018764073055E-7 × 3997 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 3997 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5018764073055E-7 grams.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand nine hundred ninety-seven kilograms is approximately three million nine hundred ninety-seven thousand grams:

3997 kg ≅ 3997000 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero times three thousand nine hundred ninety-seven 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