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 256 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 256 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

256 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 256 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.256 km

The final result is:

256 m → 0.256 km

We conclude that 256 meters is equivalent to 0.256 kilometers:

256 meters = 0.256 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 3.90625 × 256 meters.

Another way is saying that 256 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.90625 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-six meters is approximately zero point two five six kilometers:

256 m ≅ 0.256 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately three point nine zero six times two hundred fifty-six 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