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 5.4 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 5.4 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

5.4 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 5.4 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 2.449398798 kg

The final result is:

5.4 lb → 2.449398798 kg

We conclude that 5.4 pounds is equivalent to 2.449398798 kilograms:

5.4 pounds = 2.449398798 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.40826344849051 × 5.4 pounds.

Another way is saying that 5.4 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.40826344849051 kilograms.

Approximate result

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

5.4 lb ≅ 2.449 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point four zero eight times five point four 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