Conversion formula

The conversion factor from grams to kilograms is 0.001, which means that 1 gram is equal to 0.001 kilograms:

1 g = 0.001 kg

To convert 47 grams into kilograms we have to multiply 47 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from grams to kilograms. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 g → 0.001 kg

47 g → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 47 g × 0.001 kg

M_(kg) = 0.047 kg

The final result is:

47 g → 0.047 kg

We conclude that 47 grams is equivalent to 0.047 kilograms:

47 grams = 0.047 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 21.276595744681 × 47 grams.

Another way is saying that 47 grams is equal to 1 ÷ 21.276595744681 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven grams is approximately zero point zero four seven kilograms:

47 g ≅ 0.047 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately twenty-one point two seven seven times forty-seven grams.

Conversion table

grams to kilograms chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from grams to kilograms