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Kilojoules to Megajoules Converter

Convert kilojoules (kJ) to megajoules (MJ), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter an amount of energy, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

About valueA number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
About toThe unit you want the answer in. Swap exchanges the two units.
Result
Result
0.001 MJ
joules (watt-seconds)
1,000 J
gigajoules
1 × 10⁻⁶ GJ
calories (thermochemical)
239.005736138 cal
kilocalories (food Calories)
0.239005736138 kcal
megacalories
0.000239005736138 Mcal
watt-hours
0.277777777778 Wh
kilowatt-hours
0.000277777777778 kWh
megawatt-hours
2.77777777778 × 10⁻⁷ MWh
British thermal units (IT)
0.947817120313 Btu
million Btu
9.47817120313 × 10⁻⁷ MMBtu
therms (100,000 Btu)
9.47817120313 × 10⁻⁶ thm
quads (10¹⁵ Btu)
9.47817120313 × 10⁻¹⁶ quad
electronvolts
6.24150907446 × 10²¹ eV
kiloelectronvolts
6.24150907446 × 10¹⁸ keV
megaelectronvolts
6.24150907446 × 10¹⁵ MeV

1 kJ = 0.001 MJ

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  1. 1 kJ = 0.001 MJ
  2. 1 × 0.001 = 0.001 MJ

How to convert kilojoules to megajoules

1 kJ = 0.001 MJ, so multiply by 0.001 to go from kilojoules to megajoules. Going the other way, 1 MJ = 1,000 kJ.

MJ = kJ × 0.001
kJ = MJ × 1,000

Worked example:

1 kJ = 0.001 MJ
5 × 0.001 = 0.005 MJ

Kilojoules to megajoules table

KilojoulesMegajoules
1 kJ0.001 MJ
2 kJ0.002 MJ
3 kJ0.003 MJ
4 kJ0.004 MJ
5 kJ0.005 MJ
6 kJ0.006 MJ
7 kJ0.007 MJ
8 kJ0.008 MJ
9 kJ0.009 MJ
10 kJ0.01 MJ
15 kJ0.015 MJ
20 kJ0.02 MJ
25 kJ0.025 MJ
30 kJ0.03 MJ
40 kJ0.04 MJ
50 kJ0.05 MJ
75 kJ0.075 MJ
100 kJ0.1 MJ
250 kJ0.25 MJ
500 kJ0.5 MJ
1000 kJ1 MJ

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