Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to kilometers is 1.0E-6, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 1.0E-6 kilometers:

1 mm = 1.0E-6 km

To convert 1588 millimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1588 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 1.0E-6 km

1588 mm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1588 mm × 1.0E-6 km

L_(km) = 0.001588 km

The final result is:

1588 mm → 0.001588 km

We conclude that 1588 millimeters is equivalent to 0.001588 kilometers:

1588 millimeters = 0.001588 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 629.72292191436 × 1588 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1588 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 629.72292191436 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 millimeters is approximately zero point zero zero two kilometers:

1588 mm ≅ 0.002 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six hundred twenty-nine point seven two three times one thousand five hundred eighty-eight millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to kilometers chart

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