Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to meters is 1000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters:

1 km = 1000 m

To convert 402 kilometers into meters we have to multiply 402 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 1000 m

402 km → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 402 km × 1000 m

L_(m) = 402000 m

The final result is:

402 km → 402000 m

We conclude that 402 kilometers is equivalent to 402000 meters:

402 kilometers = 402000 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.4875621890547E-6 × 402 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 402 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.4875621890547E-6 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred two kilometers is approximately four hundred two thousand meters:

402 km ≅ 402000 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero times four hundred two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to meters chart

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