Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 4042 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 4042 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

4042 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4042 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 3.6960048 km

The final result is:

4042 yd → 3.6960048 km

We conclude that 4042 yards is equivalent to 3.6960048 kilometers:

4042 yards = 3.6960048 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.27056241918301 × 4042 yards.

Another way is saying that 4042 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.27056241918301 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand forty-two yards is approximately three point six nine six kilometers:

4042 yd ≅ 3.696 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point two seven one times four thousand forty-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

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