Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

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

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

42 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 42 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 26.097590073968 mi

The final result is:

42 km → 26.097590073968 mi

We conclude that 42 kilometers is equivalent to 26.097590073968 miles:

42 kilometers = 26.097590073968 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.038317714285714 × 42 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 42 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.038317714285714 miles.

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 twenty-six point zero nine eight miles:

42 km ≅ 26.098 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero three eight times forty-two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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