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 1597 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1597 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

1597 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1597 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.1597 km

The final result is:

1597 dm → 0.1597 km

We conclude that 1597 decimeters is equivalent to 0.1597 kilometers:

1597 decimeters = 0.1597 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.2617407639324 × 1597 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 1597 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2617407639324 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 ninety-seven decimeters is approximately zero point one six kilometers:

1597 dm ≅ 0.16 km

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