Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 1042.8 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 1042.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

1042.8 mi → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 1042.8 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 1678.2239232 km

The final result is:

1042.8 mi → 1678.2239232 km

We conclude that 1042.8 miles is equivalent to 1678.2239232 kilometers:

1042.8 miles = 1678.2239232 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00059586804012019 × 1042.8 miles.

Another way is saying that 1042.8 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059586804012019 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two point eight miles is approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-eight point two two four kilometers:

1042.8 mi ≅ 1678.224 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty-two point eight miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to kilometers