Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to kilometers is 0.001, which means that 1 meter is equal to 0.001 kilometers:

1 m = 0.001 km

To convert 1242 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 0.001 km

1242 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1242 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 1.242 km

The final result is:

1242 m → 1.242 km

We conclude that 1242 meters is equivalent to 1.242 kilometers:

1242 meters = 1.242 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.80515297906602 × 1242 meters.

Another way is saying that 1242 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.80515297906602 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1242 m ≅ 1.242 km

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

Conversion table

meters to kilometers chart

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