Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 262 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 262 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

262 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 262 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 421.648128 km

The final result is:

262 mi → 421.648128 km

We conclude that 262 miles is equivalent to 421.648128 kilometers:

262 miles = 421.648128 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0023716457718982 × 262 miles.

Another way is saying that 262 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023716457718982 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred sixty-two miles is approximately four hundred twenty-one point six four eight kilometers:

262 mi ≅ 421.648 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero two times two hundred sixty-two miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

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