Kilobytes to Gigabytes Converter
How to convert kilobytes to gigabytes
gigabytes = kilobytes ÷ 1,000,000
To convert kilobytes to gigabytes, divide the number of kilobytes by 1,000,000.
1 kB = 0.000001 GB
Examples
- 500 kB ÷ 1,000,000 = 0.0005 GB
Good to know
Decimal (SI) unit based on powers of 1000, as used by drive manufacturers. Windows reports sizes in binary units (powers of 1024) but labels them "KB", "MB", "GB" and "TB", so the same file or drive shows a smaller number there.
Decimal (SI) unit based on powers of 1000, as used by drive manufacturers. Windows reports sizes in binary units (powers of 1024) but labels them "KB", "MB", "GB" and "TB", so the same file or drive shows a smaller number there.
Kilobytes to gigabytes conversion table
| Kilobytes (kB) | Gigabytes (GB) |
|---|---|
| 1 kB | 0.000001 GB |
| 2 kB | 0.000002 GB |
| 4 kB | 0.000004 GB |
| 8 kB | 0.000008 GB |
| 16 kB | 0.000016 GB |
| 32 kB | 0.000032 GB |
| 64 kB | 0.000064 GB |
| 100 kB | 0.0001 GB |
| 128 kB | 0.000128 GB |
| 250 kB | 0.00025 GB |
| 256 kB | 0.000256 GB |
| 500 kB | 0.0005 GB |
| 512 kB | 0.000512 GB |
| 1,000 kB | 0.001 GB |
| 1,024 kB | 0.001024 GB |
| 2,000 kB | 0.002 GB |
Unit definitions
- Kilobyte (kB)
- A kilobyte is 1000 bytes. It is used for small files such as text documents and icons.
- Gigabyte (GB)
- A gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes (1000 megabytes). It is the usual unit for memory cards, phone storage and mobile data plans.