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 1253 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1253 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

1253 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1253 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1253 km

The final result is:

1253 dm → 0.1253 km

We conclude that 1253 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1253 kilometers:

1253 decimeters = 0.1253 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 7.9808459696728 × 1253 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1253 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.9808459696728 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 fifty-three decimeters is approximately zero point one two five kilometers:

1253 dm ≅ 0.125 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seven point nine eight one times one thousand two hundred fifty-three 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