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 157 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 157 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

157 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 157 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0157 km

The final result is:

157 dm → 0.0157 km

We conclude that 157 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0157 kilometers:

157 decimeters = 0.0157 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 63.694267515924 × 157 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 157 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 63.694267515924 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-seven decimeters is approximately zero point zero one six kilometers:

157 dm ≅ 0.016 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately sixty-three point six nine four times one hundred fifty-seven 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