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 1997 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 1997 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

1997 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1997 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 1.997 km

The final result is:

1997 m → 1.997 km

We conclude that 1997 meters is equivalent to 1.997 kilometers:

1997 meters = 1.997 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.50075112669004 × 1997 meters.

Another way is saying that 1997 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.50075112669004 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 ninety-seven meters is approximately one point nine nine seven kilometers:

1997 m ≅ 1.997 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point five zero one times one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven 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