Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to inches is 39370.078740157, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 39370.078740157 inches:

1 km = 39370.078740157 in

To convert 42 kilometers into inches we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 39370.078740157 in

42 km → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 42 km × 39370.078740157 in

L_(in) = 1653543.3070866 in

The final result is:

42 km → 1653543.3070866 in

We conclude that 42 kilometers is equivalent to 1653543.3070866 inches:

42 kilometers = 1653543.3070866 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 6.047619047619E-7 × 42 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 42 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 6.047619047619E-7 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two kilometers is approximately one million six hundred fifty-three thousand five hundred forty-three point three zero seven inches:

42 km ≅ 1653543.307 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times forty-two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to inches chart

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