Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to kilometers is 0.001, which means that 1 meter is equal to 0.001 kilometers:

1 m = 0.001 km

To convert 159 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 159 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 0.001 km

159 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 159 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.159 km

The final result is:

159 m → 0.159 km

We conclude that 159 meters is equivalent to 0.159 kilometers:

159 meters = 0.159 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.2893081761006 × 159 meters.

Another way is saying that 159 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2893081761006 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

159 m ≅ 0.159 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six point two eight nine times one hundred fifty-nine meters.

Conversion table

meters to kilometers chart

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