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 500 kilograms into grams we have to multiply 500 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

500 kg → M_(g)

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

M_(g) = 500 kg × 1000 g

M_(g) = 500000 g

The final result is:

500 kg → 500000 g

We conclude that 500 kilograms is equivalent to 500000 grams:

500 kilograms = 500000 grams

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gram is equal to 2.0E-6 × 500 kilograms.

Another way is saying that 500 kilograms is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0E-6 grams.

Approximate result

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

500 kg ≅ 500000 g

An alternative is also that one gram is approximately zero times five hundred 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