Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to kilometers is 0.0003048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 kilometers:

1 ft = 0.0003048 km

To convert 1742 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.0003048 km

1742 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1742 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.5309616 km

The final result is:

1742 ft → 0.5309616 km

We conclude that 1742 feet is equivalent to 0.5309616 kilometers:

1742 feet = 0.5309616 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.8833753702716 × 1742 feet.

Another way is saying that 1742 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8833753702716 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred forty-two feet is approximately zero point five three one kilometers:

1742 ft ≅ 0.531 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point eight eight three times one thousand seven hundred forty-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to kilometers chart

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