United States of America uses the customary units of measurement. Similarly, in UK the Imperial units are used. The Imperial or USA customary unit for the measurement of weight (or mass) is pound. If you have some weight figures in kilograms; and you need the same figures in equivalent pounds, you can use this converter.
What is Pound?
Pound is the imperial and USA customary unit of weight. In short form, pound is written as lb and one kilogram is equal to 2.20462262185 lbs.
One pound is divided into 16 ounces (oz).
Formula of Converting Kilograms into Pounds
To convert kilograms into pounds, just divide the kilogram figure by 0.45359237
Now let's take and example of how to convert kilograms into pounds. Let's say someone's weight is 76 kg. But that person has to fill his weight in a form in pounds. He will just need to do the following calculation:
The kg is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK), a block of platinum-iridium alloy manufactured in 1889 and stored at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, France.
It is the only SI unit that is defined by a physical object rather than a fundamental physical property that can be reproduced in laboratories.
The stone is a unit of mass (acceptable for use as weight on Earth) and is part of the imperial system of units. It has the symbol st.
In historical times actual stones were used as weights, a practice that was adopted worldwide for more than 2000 years.
In Europe, up until the 19th century, the stone was frequently used in the trade industry to measure weight. Each country had their own weight of the stone which varied between regions and what was being traded. As a result, the metric system was adopted in most European countries.
In England in 1389 a stone of wool was characterized as weighing fourteen pounds (lbs). Despite the fact that a stone of different materials would not necessarily weigh exactly fourteen pounds, the stone became accepted as weighing exactly 14 lbs.
The stone is also used in sports. In horse racing it is used to describe the weight that a horse has to carry. The weight includes the jockey as well as overweight, penalties and allowances. It is also used to express human bodyweight in sports such as boxing and wrestling.
In the UK and Ireland people will often use stone and pounds (e.g. 11 st 5 lbs) to express their weight. In contrast people in the United States will most commonly use just pounds (eg. 159 lbs).
Although the Stone has not been recognised in the UK as a unit of weight since 1985, it is still the most common and popular way of expressing human weight in this country.
The kilogram, or kilogramme, is the base unit of weight in the Metric system. It is the approximate weight of a cube of water 10 centimeters on a side.
A stone is a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds.It is commonly used in the British commonwealth when refering to the weight of a person.
Kilograms to Stone Conversions
kgst36.005.669036.015.670636.025.672236.035.673836.045.675336.055.676936.065.678536.075.680136.085.681636.095.683236.105.684836.115.686436.125.687936.135.689536.145.691136.155.692736.165.694236.175.695836.185.697436.195.698936.205.700536.215.702136.225.703736.235.705236.245.7068
kgst36.255.708436.265.710036.275.711536.285.713136.295.714736.305.716336.315.717836.325.719436.335.721036.345.722636.355.724136.365.725736.375.727336.385.728936.395.730436.405.732036.415.733636.425.735236.435.736736.445.738336.455.739936.465.741536.475.743036.485.744636.495.7462
kgst36.505.747836.515.749336.525.750936.535.752536.545.754136.555.755636.565.757236.575.758836.585.760436.595.761936.605.763536.615.765136.625.766736.635.768236.645.769836.655.771436.665.773036.675.774536.685.776136.695.777736.705.779336.715.780836.725.782436.735.784036.745.7856
kgst36.755.787136.765.788736.775.790336.785.791936.795.793436.805.795036.815.796636.825.798236.835.799736.845.801336.855.802936.865.804536.875.806036.885.807636.895.809236.905.810836.915.812336.925.813936.935.815536.945.817136.955.818636.965.820236.975.821836.985.823436.995.8249
To use this calculator, simply type the value in any box at left or at right. It accepts fractional values.
Using this converter you can get answers to questions like:
- How many st and lb are in 36 kilograms?
- 36 kilograms is equal to how many stones and pounds?
- How to convert kilograms to stones and pounds?
Definition of kilogram
The kilogram (kg) is the SI unit of mass. It is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram. This prototype is a platinum-iridium international prototype kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. One kg is approximately equal to 2.2046226218487757 pounds.
Definition of pound
One pound, the international avoirdupois pound, is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Kilogram to pounds formula and conversion factor
To calculate a kilogram value to the corresponding value in pound, just multiply the quantity in kilogram by 2.2046226218487757 (the conversion factor).
Kilogram to pounds formulae
Pounds = kilograms * 2.2046226218487757
The factor2.2046226218487757 is the result of the division 1/0.45359237 (pound definition). So, a better formula is
Pounds = kilograms / 0.45359237
Kilogram to stones formula and conversion factor
The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) is an English unit of mass now equal to 14 pounds or 6.35029318 kg. So, according to this definition, to calculate a kilogram value to the corresponding value in stone, just multiply the quantity in kilogram by 6.35029318 (the conversion factor).