Conversions are performed by using a conversion factor.By knowing the conversion factor, converting between units can become a simple multiplication problem:

The conversion factor from Kilograms to Grams is 1000. To find out how many Kilograms in Grams, multiply by the conversion factor or use the Mass converter above. Five Kilograms is equivalent to five thousand Grams. Definition of KilogramDefinition: A milligram is a unit of weight and mass that is based on the SI (International System of Units) base unit of mass, the kilogram. It is equal to 1/1,000 grams, or 1/1,000,000 kilograms. A kg is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). It may also be noted as the weight of volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part meter in the temperature of melting ice.

The earliest units to be discovered was the gram. The limitation of the gram lay in the fact that most items weighed more than a gram. And a centimeter wasn’t really a unit of mass. In 1795 king Louis XII commissioned various scientists to look into something that could be standard. To calculate 5 Kilograms to the corresponding value in Grams, multiply the quantity in Kilograms by 1000 (conversion factor). In this case we should multiply 5 Kilograms by 1000 to get the equivalent result in Grams:

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Pounds are however only used in the informal sense unless they are converted to grams because the European Union does not recognize it is a sanctioned weight for trade. History/origin: The name kilogram was derived from the French "kilogramme," which in turn came from adding Greek terminology meaning "a thousand," before the Late Latin term "gramma" meaning "a small weight."

Kilogram is the SI unit of mass. Mass is defined as the tendency of objects at rest to remain so unless acted upon by a force. Kilogram came from the French word kilogrammes. It was incorporated into the French law in the decree of 18 germinal of 1795. In the United Kingdom, its use began in early 1797. The kilogram or kilogramme, (symbol: kg) is the SI base unit of mass. A gram is defined as one thousandth of a kilogram. Conversion of units describes equivalent units of mass in other systems. Two scientists Louis Lefevre and an Italian were the first people to come up with a kilogram as the relative weight of water at its maximum density which at the time was 4 degrees. Over the years the kilogram was compared to the mass of melting water and it was eventually incorporated into the standard units of measurements.

The realist foam of the pound was the merchant pound, this however was adopted by many different countries which then gave rise to the different kinds of pounds: Current use: As a base unit of SI, the kilogram is used globally in nearly all fields and applications, with the exception of countries like the United States, where the kilogram is used in many areas, at least to some extent (such as science, industry, government, and the military) but typically not in everyday applications.