Unit Converter
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 4.2 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 4.2 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
4.2 mi → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 4.2 mi × 1.609344 km
L(km) = 6.7592448 km
The final result is:
4.2 mi → 6.7592448 km
We conclude that 4.2 miles is equivalent to 6.7592448 kilometers:
4.2 miles = 6.7592448 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.14794552196127 × 4.2 miles.
Another way is saying that 4.2 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14794552196127 kilometers.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two miles is approximately six point seven five nine kilometers:
4.2 mi ≅ 6.759 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one four eight times four point 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
miles (mi) | kilometers (km) |
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5.2 miles | 8.369 kilometers |
6.2 miles | 9.978 kilometers |
7.2 miles | 11.587 kilometers |
8.2 miles | 13.197 kilometers |
9.2 miles | 14.806 kilometers |
10.2 miles | 16.415 kilometers |
11.2 miles | 18.025 kilometers |
12.2 miles | 19.634 kilometers |
13.2 miles | 21.243 kilometers |
14.2 miles | 22.853 kilometers |