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 260 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 260 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

260 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 260 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.26 km

The final result is:

260 m → 0.26 km

We conclude that 260 meters is equivalent to 0.26 kilometers:

260 meters = 0.26 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 3.8461538461538 × 260 meters.

Another way is saying that 260 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.8461538461538 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

260 m ≅ 0.26 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately three point eight four six times two hundred sixty 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