Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 170 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 170 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

170 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 170 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.155448 km

The final result is:

170 yd → 0.155448 km

We conclude that 170 yards is equivalent to 0.155448 kilometers:

170 yards = 0.155448 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.4330194019865 × 170 yards.

Another way is saying that 170 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 6.4330194019865 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

170 yd ≅ 0.155 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six point four three three times one hundred seventy yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

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