Kilobyte to Kilobit - 1 kB to kbit Conversion
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kB to kbit - Conversion Formula and Steps
Kilobyte and Kilobit are units of digital information used to measure storage capacity and data transfer rate. Both are decimal units. One Kilobyte is equal to 1000 bytes. One Kilobit is equal to 1000 bits. There are 0.125 Kilobytes in one Kilobit.
| Source Data Unit | Target Data Unit |
|---|---|
|
Kilobyte (kB)
Equal to 1000 bytes
(Decimal Unit) |
Kilobit (kbit)
Equal to 1000 bits
(Decimal Unit) |
The formula of converting the Kilobyte to Kilobit is represented as follows :
Now let us apply the above formula and, write down the steps to convert from Kilobyte (kB) to Kilobit (kbit). This way, we can try to simplify and reduce to an easy to apply formula.
- FORMULA → Kilobit = Kilobyte x 8
If we apply the above Formula and steps, conversion from 1 kB to kbit, will be processed as below.
- = 1 x 8
- = 8
- i.e. 1 kB is equal to 8 kbit.
(Result rounded off to 40 decimal positions.)
Excel Formula to convert from kB to kbit
Apply the formula as shown below to convert from 1 Kilobyte to Kilobit.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilobyte (kB) | Kilobit (kbit) | |
| 2 | 1 | =A2 * 8 | |
| 3 |
Download - Excel Template for Kilobyte to Kilobit Conversion
If you want to perform bulk conversion locally in your system, then download and make use of above Excel template.
Python Code for kB to kbit Conversion
You can use below code to convert any value in Kilobyte to Kilobit in Python.
kilobit = kilobyte * 8
print("{} Kilobyte = {} Kilobit".format(kilobyte,kilobit))
The first line of code will prompt the user to enter the Kilobyte as an input. The value of Kilobit is calculated on the next line, and the code in third line will display the result.