Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 15.5 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 15.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

15.5 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 15.5 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 24.944832 km

The final result is:

15.5 mi → 24.944832 km

We conclude that 15.5 miles is equivalent to 24.944832 kilometers:

15.5 miles = 24.944832 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.040088464015312 × 15.5 miles.

Another way is saying that 15.5 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.040088464015312 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point five miles is approximately twenty-four point nine four five kilometers:

15.5 mi ≅ 24.945 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero four times fifteen point five miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

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