Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to kilometers is 2.54E-5, which means that 1 inch is equal to 2.54E-5 kilometers:

1 in = 2.54E-5 km

To convert 1042 inches into kilometers we have to multiply 1042 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 2.54E-5 km

1042 in → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1042 in × 2.54E-5 km

L_(km) = 0.0264668 km

The final result is:

1042 in → 0.0264668 km

We conclude that 1042 inches is equivalent to 0.0264668 kilometers:

1042 inches = 0.0264668 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 37.78318497136 × 1042 inches.

Another way is saying that 1042 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 37.78318497136 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 inches is approximately zero point zero two six kilometers:

1042 in ≅ 0.026 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately thirty-seven point seven eight three times one thousand forty-two inches.

Conversion table

inches to kilometers chart

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