How many kiloton-force [short] in 1 giganewton? The answer is 112.40447193548. We assume you are converting between kiloton-force [short] and giganewton. You can view more details on each measurement unit: kiloton-force [short] or giganewton The SI derived unit for force is the newton. 1 newton is equal to 1.1240447193548E-7 kiloton-force [short], or 1.0E-9 giganewton. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between kilotons-force and giganewtons. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 0.0089 giganewton
10 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 0.08896 giganewton
50 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 0.44482 giganewton
100 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 0.88964 giganewton
200 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 1.77929 giganewton
500 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 4.44822 giganewton
1000 kiloton-force [short] to giganewton = 8.89644 giganewton
You can do the reverse unit conversion from giganewton to kiloton-force [short], or enter any two units below:
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.
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