Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 1046 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1046 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

1046 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1046 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1046 km

The final result is:

1046 dm → 0.1046 km

We conclude that 1046 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1046 kilometers:

1046 decimeters = 0.1046 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 9.5602294455067 × 1046 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1046 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 9.5602294455067 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-six decimeters is approximately zero point one zero five kilometers:

1046 dm ≅ 0.105 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately nine point five six times one thousand forty-six decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

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