Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to meters is 1000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters:

1 km = 1000 m

To convert 230 kilometers into meters we have to multiply 230 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 1000 m

230 km → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 230 km × 1000 m

L_(m) = 230000 m

The final result is:

230 km → 230000 m

We conclude that 230 kilometers is equivalent to 230000 meters:

230 kilometers = 230000 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 4.3478260869565E-6 × 230 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 230 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 4.3478260869565E-6 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred thirty kilometers is approximately two hundred thirty thousand meters:

230 km ≅ 230000 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero times two hundred thirty kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to meters chart

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