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 421 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 421 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

421 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 421 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 261.59727193192 mi

The final result is:

421 km → 261.59727193192 mi

We conclude that 421 kilometers is equivalent to 261.59727193192 miles:

421 kilometers = 261.59727193192 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.0038226698337292 × 421 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 421 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038226698337292 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred twenty-one kilometers is approximately two hundred sixty-one point five nine seven miles:

421 km ≅ 261.597 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred twenty-one 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