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 1588 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1588 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

1588 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1588 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1588 km

The final result is:

1588 dm → 0.1588 km

We conclude that 1588 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1588 kilometers:

1588 decimeters = 0.1588 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.2972292191436 × 1588 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1588 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2972292191436 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 eighty-eight decimeters is approximately zero point one five nine kilometers:

1588 dm ≅ 0.159 km

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