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 70 pounds into kilograms we have to multiply 70 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

70 lb → M_(kg)

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

M_(kg) = 70 lb × 0.45359237 kg

M_(kg) = 31.7514659 kg

The final result is:

70 lb → 31.7514659 kg

We conclude that 70 pounds is equivalent to 31.7514659 kilograms:

70 pounds = 31.7514659 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 0.031494608883554 × 70 pounds.

Another way is saying that 70 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.031494608883554 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy pounds is approximately thirty-one point seven five one kilograms:

70 lb ≅ 31.751 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately zero point zero three one times seventy 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