Kilobytes Conversion
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What Is a Kilobyte?
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A kilobyte is a unit used to measure data storage.
Kilobytes can be abbreviated as kB; for example, 1 kilobyte can be written as 1 kB.
How Much Is a Kilobyte?
In the International System of Quantities, one kilobyte is equal to 1,000 bytes, or 103 bytes. However, the kilobyte is commonly used interchangeably with the kibibyte (KiB), which is equal to 1,024 bytes or 210 bytes in the binary system.
So, depending on the context, one kilobyte is equal to 1,000 or 1,024 bytes.
How to Convert Kilobytes
To convert kilobytes to another unit of data storage, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.[1]
You can find the conversion factors for kilobytes in the conversion table below.
Then, multiply the data storage measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.
kilobytes × conversion factor = result
You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.
Kilobyte Measurement Conversion Table
| kilobytes | bits | kilobits | megabits | gigabits | bytes | megabytes | gigabytes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kB | 8,192 b | 8 kb | 0.007813 Mb | 0.0000076294 Gb | 1,024 B | 0.000977 MB | 0.00000095367 GB |
| 2 kB | 16,384 b | 16 kb | 0.015625 Mb | 0.000015259 Gb | 2,048 B | 0.001953 MB | 0.0000019073 GB |
| 3 kB | 24,576 b | 24 kb | 0.023438 Mb | 0.000022888 Gb | 3,072 B | 0.00293 MB | 0.000002861 GB |
| 4 kB | 32,768 b | 32 kb | 0.03125 Mb | 0.000030518 Gb | 4,096 B | 0.003906 MB | 0.0000038147 GB |
| 5 kB | 40,960 b | 40 kb | 0.039063 Mb | 0.000038147 Gb | 5,120 B | 0.004883 MB | 0.0000047684 GB |
| 6 kB | 49,152 b | 48 kb | 0.046875 Mb | 0.000045776 Gb | 6,144 B | 0.005859 MB | 0.000005722 GB |
| 7 kB | 57,344 b | 56 kb | 0.054688 Mb | 0.000053406 Gb | 7,168 B | 0.006836 MB | 0.0000066757 GB |
| 8 kB | 65,536 b | 64 kb | 0.0625 Mb | 0.000061035 Gb | 8,192 B | 0.007813 MB | 0.0000076294 GB |
| 9 kB | 73,728 b | 72 kb | 0.070313 Mb | 0.000068665 Gb | 9,216 B | 0.008789 MB | 0.0000085831 GB |
| 10 kB | 81,920 b | 80 kb | 0.078125 Mb | 0.000076294 Gb | 10,240 B | 0.009766 MB | 0.0000095367 GB |
| 11 kB | 90,112 b | 88 kb | 0.085938 Mb | 0.000083923 Gb | 11,264 B | 0.010742 MB | 0.00001049 GB |
| 12 kB | 98,304 b | 96 kb | 0.09375 Mb | 0.000091553 Gb | 12,288 B | 0.011719 MB | 0.000011444 GB |
| 13 kB | 106,496 b | 104 kb | 0.101563 Mb | 0.000099182 Gb | 13,312 B | 0.012695 MB | 0.000012398 GB |
| 14 kB | 114,688 b | 112 kb | 0.109375 Mb | 0.000107 Gb | 14,336 B | 0.013672 MB | 0.000013351 GB |
| 15 kB | 122,880 b | 120 kb | 0.117188 Mb | 0.000114 Gb | 15,360 B | 0.014648 MB | 0.000014305 GB |
| 16 kB | 131,072 b | 128 kb | 0.125 Mb | 0.000122 Gb | 16,384 B | 0.015625 MB | 0.000015259 GB |
| 17 kB | 139,264 b | 136 kb | 0.132813 Mb | 0.00013 Gb | 17,408 B | 0.016602 MB | 0.000016212 GB |
| 18 kB | 147,456 b | 144 kb | 0.140625 Mb | 0.000137 Gb | 18,432 B | 0.017578 MB | 0.000017166 GB |
| 19 kB | 155,648 b | 152 kb | 0.148438 Mb | 0.000145 Gb | 19,456 B | 0.018555 MB | 0.00001812 GB |
| 20 kB | 163,840 b | 160 kb | 0.15625 Mb | 0.000153 Gb | 20,480 B | 0.019531 MB | 0.000019073 GB |
Kilobyte Conversion Calculators
You can also convert data storage using one of our kilobyte converters below.
References
- National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion