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 4242 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4242 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 3.8788848 km

The final result is:

4242 yd → 3.8788848 km

We conclude that 4242 yards is equivalent to 3.8788848 kilometers:

4242 yards = 3.8788848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.25780605807112 × 4242 yards.

Another way is saying that 4242 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25780605807112 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

4242 yd ≅ 3.879 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point two five eight times four thousand two hundred 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