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 1509 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1509 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

1509 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1509 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1509 km

The final result is:

1509 dm → 0.1509 km

We conclude that 1509 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1509 kilometers:

1509 decimeters = 0.1509 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.6269052352551 × 1509 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1509 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.6269052352551 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand five hundred nine decimeters is approximately zero point one five one kilometers:

1509 dm ≅ 0.151 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six point six two seven times one thousand five hundred nine 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