Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to kilometers is 0.001, which means that 1 meter is equal to 0.001 kilometers:

1 m = 0.001 km

To convert 438.4 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 438.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 0.001 km

438.4 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 438.4 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.4384 km

The final result is:

438.4 m → 0.4384 km

We conclude that 438.4 meters is equivalent to 0.4384 kilometers:

438.4 meters = 0.4384 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.2810218978102 × 438.4 meters.

Another way is saying that 438.4 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2810218978102 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred thirty-eight point four meters is approximately zero point four three eight kilometers:

438.4 m ≅ 0.438 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point two eight one times four hundred thirty-eight point four meters.

Conversion table

meters to kilometers chart

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