Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to meters is 0.1, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters:

1 dm = 0.1 m

To convert 1580 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 1580 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.1 m

1580 dm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1580 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 158 m

The final result is:

1580 dm → 158 m

We conclude that 1580 decimeters is equivalent to 158 meters:

1580 decimeters = 158 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0063291139240506 × 1580 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1580 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0063291139240506 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand five hundred eighty decimeters is approximately one hundred fifty-eight meters:

1580 dm ≅ 158 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero six times one thousand five hundred eighty decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to meters chart

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