Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

To convert 24.2 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 24.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

24.2 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 24.2 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 15.037182852143 mi

The final result is:

24.2 km → 15.037182852143 mi

We conclude that 24.2 kilometers is equivalent to 15.037182852143 miles:

24.2 kilometers = 15.037182852143 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.066501818181818 × 24.2 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 24.2 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066501818181818 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-four point two kilometers is approximately fifteen point zero three seven miles:

24.2 km ≅ 15.037 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero six seven times twenty-four point two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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