Kilobytes (decimal) to kibibytes (binary) converter
Convert kilobytes (decimal) (kB) to kibibytes (binary) (KiB).
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0.9765625
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CONVERSION
1 kB ≈ 0.9765625 KiB
6 significant figures
10 significant figures
15 significant figures
Precision changes displayed rounding, not calculation accuracy.
FORMULAKiB = kB ÷ 1.024
FORMULA & EXAMPLES
How to convert Kilobytes (decimal) to kibibytes (binary)
KiB = kB ÷ 1.024
Divide the kB reading by 1.024.
Worked examples
1 kB ≈ 0.9765625 KiB
1 ÷ 1.024 ≈ 0.9765625
1000 kB ≈ 976.5625 KiB
1000 ÷ 1.024 ≈ 976.5625
Frequently asked questions
Why do decimal and binary prefixes give different readings?
Decimal prefixes scale by 1,000; binary prefixes scale by 1,024. For example, 1 MB is 1,000,000 bytes and 1 MiB is 1,048,576 bytes. These are definitions, not missing storage or transfer overhead.
Kilobytes (decimal) to kibibytes (binary) table
Fixed reference · Kilobyte (decimal) to Kibibyte (binary)
Reference values use this page’s named pair and default context. Calculator precision and font settings do not change this table.
Kilobyte (decimal) (kB)
Kibibyte (binary) (KiB)
0
0
0.1
0.09765625
0.5
0.48828125
1
0.9765625
2
1.953125
5
4.8828125
10
9.765625
25
24.4140625
50
48.828125
100
97.65625
1000
976.5625
Table results use 10 significant figures; decimal formula coefficients use up to 15. Calculations use the unit definitions before rounding. Extra digits do not improve measurement accuracy.