Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

To convert 17 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

17 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 17 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 10.563310268035 mi

The final result is:

17 km → 10.563310268035 mi

We conclude that 17 kilometers is equivalent to 10.563310268035 miles:

17 kilometers = 10.563310268035 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.094667294117647 × 17 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 17 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.094667294117647 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen kilometers is approximately ten point five six three miles:

17 km ≅ 10.563 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero nine five times seventeen kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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