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 5 grams into kilograms we have to multiply 5 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

5 g → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 5 g × 0.001 kg

M_(kg) = 0.005 kg

The final result is:

5 g → 0.005 kg

We conclude that 5 grams is equivalent to 0.005 kilograms:

5 grams = 0.005 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 200 × 5 grams.

Another way is saying that 5 grams is equal to 1 ÷ 200 kilograms.

Approximate result

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

5 g ≅ 0.005 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately two hundred times five 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