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Convert kilobyte [kB] to byte [B]
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What is a Kilobyte?
Technically 1,024 bytes (2¹⁰), the kilobyte (KB) was redefined in 1998 as 1,000 bytes for storage devices. A plain text novel occupies ∼500KB, while the original 1981 IBM PC had just 16-64KB of RAM.
What is a Byte?
The standard byte contains 8 bits, enough to encode one ASCII character. Originally variable-sized (6-9 bits), it standardized to 8 bits with 1960s IBM systems. A terabyte (10¹² bytes) could store about 300 hours of HD video.
kilobyte [kB] to byte [B] Conversion Table
| kilobyte [kB] | byte [B] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 kilobyte [kB] | 10.24 byte [B] |
| 0.1 kilobyte [kB] | 102.4 byte [B] |
| 1 kilobyte [kB] | 1024 byte [B] |
| 2 kilobyte [kB] | 2048 byte [B] |
| 3 kilobyte [kB] | 3072 byte [B] |
| 5 kilobyte [kB] | 5120 byte [B] |
| 10 kilobyte [kB] | 10240 byte [B] |
| 20 kilobyte [kB] | 20480 byte [B] |
| 50 kilobyte [kB] | 51200 byte [B] |
| 100 kilobyte [kB] | 102400 byte [B] |
| 1000 kilobyte [kB] | 1024000 byte [B] |
How to Convert kilobyte [kB] to byte [B]
1 kilobyte [kB] = 1024 byte [B]
1 byte [B] = 0.0009765625 kilobyte [kB]
Example: convert 15 kilobyte [kB] to byte [B]:
15 × 1024 = 15360 byte [B]