Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 46 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 46 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

46 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 46 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 74.029824 km

The final result is:

46 mi → 74.029824 km

We conclude that 46 miles is equivalent to 74.029824 kilometers:

46 miles = 74.029824 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.013508069396464 × 46 miles.

Another way is saying that 46 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013508069396464 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-six miles is approximately seventy-four point zero three kilometers:

46 mi ≅ 74.03 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero one four times forty-six miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

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