Milligram (mg)
A milligram is one thousandth of a gram, used for very small masses such as medication dosages.
Milligrams are standard on prescription labels, supplement facts panels, and analytical chemistry.
Convert milligram to kilogram instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected mg values converted to kg using the exact factor from this tool.
| mg | kg |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 1e-8 |
| 0.1 | 1e-7 |
| 1 | 0.000001 |
| 2 | 0.000002 |
| 3 | 0.000003 |
| 5 | 0.000005 |
| 10 | 0.00001 |
| 20 | 0.00002 |
| 50 | 0.00005 |
| 100 | 0.0001 |
| 1,000 | 0.001 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 mg = 0.000001 kg
1 kg = 1000000 mg
To convert milligram to kilogram, multiply by 0.000001.
To convert kilogram to milligram, multiply by 1000000.
Example: convert 15 mg to kg
15 × 0.000001 = 0.000015 kg
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
A milligram is one thousandth of a gram, used for very small masses such as medication dosages.
Milligrams are standard on prescription labels, supplement facts panels, and analytical chemistry.
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass, defined by fixing the numerical value of the Planck constant.
Kilograms are used worldwide for body weight, food packaging, shipping labels, and science wherever the metric system is standard.
kg = mg × 0.000001mg = kg × 1,000,000, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any weight & mass conversion starting from milligram — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.