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 15 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 15 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

15 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 15 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 9.32056788356 mi

The final result is:

15 km → 9.32056788356 mi

We conclude that 15 kilometers is equivalent to 9.32056788356 miles:

15 kilometers = 9.32056788356 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.1072896 × 15 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 15 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.1072896 miles.

Approximate result

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

15 km ≅ 9.321 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point one zero seven times fifteen 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