Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 3423 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 3423 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

3423 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 3423 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.3423 km

The final result is:

3423 dm → 0.3423 km

We conclude that 3423 decimeters is equivalent to 0.3423 kilometers:

3423 decimeters = 0.3423 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.9214139643587 × 3423 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 3423 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.9214139643587 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

3423 dm ≅ 0.342 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point nine two one times three thousand four hundred twenty-three decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

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