Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to miles per hour is 0.62137119223783, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.62137119223783 miles per hour:

1 km/h = 0.62137119223783 mph

To convert 272 kilometers per hour into miles per hour we have to multiply 272 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.62137119223783 mph

272 km/h → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 272 km/h × 0.62137119223783 mph

V_(mph) = 169.01296428869 mph

The final result is:

272 km/h → 169.01296428869 mph

We conclude that 272 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 169.01296428869 miles per hour:

272 kilometers per hour = 169.01296428869 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0059167058823482 × 272 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 272 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0059167058823482 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-two kilometers per hour is approximately one hundred sixty-nine point zero one three miles per hour:

272 km/h ≅ 169.013 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-two kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to miles per hour chart

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