Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

To convert 14.2 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 14.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

14.2 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 14.2 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 8.8234709297701 mi

The final result is:

14.2 km → 8.8234709297701 mi

We conclude that 14.2 kilometers is equivalent to 8.8234709297701 miles:

14.2 kilometers = 8.8234709297701 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.11333408450704 × 14.2 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 14.2 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11333408450704 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fourteen point two kilometers is approximately eight point eight two three miles:

14.2 km ≅ 8.823 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point one one three times fourteen point two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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