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 1538 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1538 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

1538 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1538 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1538 km

The final result is:

1538 dm → 0.1538 km

We conclude that 1538 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1538 kilometers:

1538 decimeters = 0.1538 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.5019505851756 × 1538 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1538 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.5019505851756 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 thirty-eight decimeters is approximately zero point one five four kilometers:

1538 dm ≅ 0.154 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six point five zero two times one thousand five hundred thirty-eight 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