How many giganewton in 1 kilogram-force?
The answer is 9.80665E-9.
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The SI derived unit for force is the newton.
1 newton is equal to 1.0E-9 giganewton, or 0.10197162129779 kilogram-force.
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Use this page to learn how to convert between giganewtons and kilograms-force.
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1 giganewton to kilogram-force = 101971621.29779 kilogram-force
2 giganewton to kilogram-force = 203943242.59559 kilogram-force
3 giganewton to kilogram-force = 305914863.89338 kilogram-force
4 giganewton to kilogram-force = 407886485.19117 kilogram-force
5 giganewton to kilogram-force = 509858106.48896 kilogram-force
6 giganewton to kilogram-force = 611829727.78676 kilogram-force
7 giganewton to kilogram-force = 713801349.08455 kilogram-force
8 giganewton to kilogram-force = 815772970.38234 kilogram-force
9 giganewton to kilogram-force = 917744591.68014 kilogram-force
10 giganewton to kilogram-force = 1019716212.9779 kilogram-force
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The SI prefix "giga" represents a factor of 109, or in exponential notation, 1E9.
So 1 giganewton = 109 newtons.
The definition of a newton is as follows:
In physics, the newton (symbol: N) is the SI unit of force, named after Sir Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics. It was first used around 1904, but not until 1948 was it officially adopted by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) as the name for the mks unit of force.
The deprecated unit kilogram-force (kgf) or kilopond (kp) is the force exerted by one kilogram of mass in standard Earth gravity (defined as exactly 9.80665 m/s²). One kilogram-force is equal to exactly 9.80665 newtons.
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