Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilograms to pounds is 2.2046226218488, which means that 1 kilogram is equal to 2.2046226218488 pounds:

1 kg = 2.2046226218488 lb

To convert 5 kilograms into pounds we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from kilograms to pounds. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kg → 2.2046226218488 lb

5 kg → M_(lb)

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

M_(lb) = 5 kg × 2.2046226218488 lb

M_(lb) = 11.023113109244 lb

The final result is:

5 kg → 11.023113109244 lb

We conclude that 5 kilograms is equivalent to 11.023113109244 pounds:

5 kilograms = 11.023113109244 pounds

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pound is equal to 0.090718474 × 5 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 5 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 0.090718474 pounds.

Approximate result

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

5 kg ≅ 11.023 lb

An alternative is also that one pound is approximately zero point zero nine one times five kilograms.

Conversion table

kilograms to pounds chart

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