Kilobyte (KB) to Gigabyte (GB) Conversion

To convert Kilobytes (KB) to Gigabytes (GB), here are the basic conversions:

• 1 KB = 0.000001 GB (in base 10)
• 1 KB = 0.00000095367432 GB (in base 2)

How many Gigabytes in a Kilobyte

1 Kilobyte is the equivalent of 1.0E-6 gigabytes (under the decimal system).

In other notation, 1 KB is 10^-6 GB in base 10 (SI).

1 Kilobyte is the equivalent of 9.5367E-7 gigabytes (under the binary system).

In other notation, 1 KB is 2^-20 GB in base 2.

Difference Between KB and GB

The Kilobyte unit symbol is KB. The Gigabyte unit symbol is GB.

A Gigabyte is greater than a Kilobyte.

Gigabyte is 1 million times bigger than Kilobyte under base 10, or slightly more than 1 million times bigger under base 2.

Kilobytes vs Gigabytes

Kilobytes Definition

Kilobyte (KB) measures the size of digital information (related to storage or transfer), such as text, sound, and image files. A kilobyte is 1000 bytes long which can be broken down into 1 KB chunks called a Byte – 1 KB=1000 Bytes

In computer science, KB is actually equal to 2¹⁰ bytes, which makes it equal to 1024 bytes.

Kilobytes are much less common than they once were because their values aren’t as relevant now that data storage capacity has increased so much.

In the old days, the Kilobyte was one of the most popular units of measurement in use. Kilobyte may still be used for certain, specific cases; however, the Gigabyte is now most commonly used. Given the ability to transfer and store information has gone up exponentially, Gigabytes are now more commonly used.

Kilobyte in SI and base 10 (decimal)

1 Kilobyte = 10001 bytes
1 Kilobyte = 1000 bytes

Kilobyte in base 2 (binary)

1 Kilobyte = 210 bytes
1 Kilobyte = 10241 bytes
1 Kilobyte = 1024 bytes

Gigabytes Definition

Gigabyte (GB) is one of the most commonly used units with respect to measuring the size of digital information. It’s used in the sense of what amount of information is being stored or transferred. The term gigabyte, or GB, is used widely in info tech (IT) and computer technology.

GB is typically used to measure the size of computer memory or to indicate the size of a file (music, movie, show, or any type of digitally stored information), computer RAM, and so forth.

A single-layer DVD can generally store up to around 5 GB at the most. A Blu-ray disc can store up to around 25 GB.

A gigabyte is equal to 1 billion bytes.

But in computer science, the value of 1 GB is considered to be equal to 2³⁰ or 1024³ bytes. This is equal to about 1.07 billion bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes, to be precise).

Gigabyte in SI and base 10 (decimal)

1 Gigabyte = 10003 bytes
1 Gigabyte = 1 billion bytes
Gigabyte in base 2 (binary)

1 Gigabyte = 230 bytes
1 Gigabyte = 10243 bytes
1 Gigabyte = 1.074 billion bytes

How to Calculate Kilobytes (KB) to Gigabytes (GB)

Here’s how to calculate Kilobytes (KB) to Gigabytes (GB) under base 10:

Kilobyte in SI

1 Kilobyte = 10001 bytes
1GB is 10003 bytes, therefore:
1 byte = 1000-3 GB

Hence:

1 Kilobyte = 10001 * 1000-3 GB
1 Kilobyte = 1000-2 GB
1 Kilobyte = 0.000001 Gigabytes

KB to GB in Base 2

Here’s how to calculate Kilobytes (KB) to Gigabytes (GB) under base 2:

Kilobyte in base 2

1 Kilobyte = 210 bytes
1 Kilobyte = 10241 bytes
1 byte = 1024-3 GB
1 Kilobyte = 10241 * 1024-3 GB
1 Kilobyte = 1024-2 GB
1 Kilobyte = 2-20 Gigabytes
1 Kilobyte = 0.00000095367432 Gigabytes

Kilobytes (KB) to Gigabytes (GB) Conversion Table

We also have a convenient Kilobyte (KB) to Gigabyte (MB) conversion table, that can make lots of the most common calculations easier to look up.

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