Pound (lb)
The pound is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for body weight, food, parcels, and goods.
History: the international avoirdupois pound is standardized as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Quickly convert pounds to kilograms without lookup tables or manual math.
This page is focused on converting pounds to kilograms. Type a number into the first field and the result appears immediately in the second field.
Example: 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg. Conversion formula: result = value × 0.45359237 / 1.
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The pound is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for body weight, food, parcels, and goods.
History: the international avoirdupois pound is standardized as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass and the main mass measure in everyday life, trade, and science.
History: since 2019, the kilogram has been defined through the Planck constant rather than a physical artifact.
Enter a value in the Pound field. The converter applies the formula "result = value × 0.45359237 / 1" and immediately shows the result in kilograms.
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg.
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