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 3740 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 3740 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

3740 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 3740 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.374 km

The final result is:

3740 dm → 0.374 km

We conclude that 3740 decimeters is equivalent to 0.374 kilometers:

3740 decimeters = 0.374 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.6737967914439 × 3740 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 3740 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.6737967914439 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

3740 dm ≅ 0.374 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point six seven four times three thousand seven hundred forty 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