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 1988 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 1988 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

1988 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1988 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 1.988 km

The final result is:

1988 m → 1.988 km

We conclude that 1988 meters is equivalent to 1.988 kilometers:

1988 meters = 1.988 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.50301810865191 × 1988 meters.

Another way is saying that 1988 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.50301810865191 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1988 m ≅ 1.988 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point five zero three times one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight 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