Convert Kilobytes to Gigabytes
1 kilobyte is 0.000001 GB. One kilobyte is exactly 0.000001 gigabytes.
One kilobyte is 1.0000 × 10^-6 gigabytes. To convert kilobytes to gigabytes, multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6; to go the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6 or multiply by 1000000. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from IEC 80000-13. Exactly 1,000 bytes under the SI prefix, which is what drive manufacturers and network speeds use.
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Gigabytes
0.000001 GB
- Kilobytes × 1.0000 × 10^-6
value * 0.0000010 GB
1 kilobyte in every data unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| bytes | 1,000 B | × 1,000 |
| kilobytes (as entered) | 1 kB | — |
| megabytes | 0.001 MB | × 0.001 |
| gigabytes | 0.000001 GB | × 0.000001 |
| terabytes | 0.000000001 TB | × 0.000000001 |
| kibibytes | 0.9765625 KiB | × 0.9765625 |
| mebibytes | 0.0009536743164 MiB | × 0.000953674316406 |
| gibibytes | 0.0000009313225746 GiB | × 0.000000931322574615 |
Factors are entered by hand from IEC 80000-13 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert kilobytes to gigabytes?
- 1.Take the measurement in kilobytes.
- 2.Multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6 — that is how many gigabytes fit in one kilobyte.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000.
Kilobytes to gigabytes conversion table
| Kilobytes | Gigabytes |
|---|---|
| 1 kB | 0.000001 GB |
| 2 kB | 0.000002 GB |
| 3 kB | 0.000003 GB |
| 4 kB | 0.000004 GB |
| 5 kB | 0.000005 GB |
| 6 kB | 0.000006 GB |
| 7 kB | 0.000007 GB |
| 8 kB | 0.000008 GB |
| 9 kB | 0.000009 GB |
| 10 kB | 0.00001 GB |
| 12 kB | 0.000012 GB |
| 15 kB | 0.000015 GB |
| 20 kB | 0.00002 GB |
| 25 kB | 0.000025 GB |
| 50 kB | 0.00005 GB |
| 100 kB | 0.0001 GB |
What are kilobytes and gigabytes?
- Kilobyte (kB)
- Exactly 1,000 bytes under the SI prefix, which is what drive manufacturers and network speeds use. Not 1,024 — that is the kibibyte.
- Gigabyte (GB)
- Exactly one billion bytes. This is why a "1 TB" drive shows as roughly 931 GB in Windows: the drive is sold in decimal and displayed in binary.
Source: IEC 80000-13 — binary prefixes for information quantities
Questions people actually ask
- How many gigabytes are in a kilobyte?
- 1.0000 × 10^-6. Exactly one billion bytes. This is why a "1 TB" drive shows as roughly 931 GB in Windows: the drive is sold in decimal and displayed in binary.
- How do I convert gigabytes back to kilobytes?
- Divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000 — they are the same operation.
Other data conversions
Gigabytes to kilobytes — the same conversion the other way.