Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 4640 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 4640 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

4640 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4640 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.464 km

The final result is:

4640 dm → 0.464 km

We conclude that 4640 decimeters is equivalent to 0.464 kilometers:

4640 decimeters = 0.464 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.1551724137931 × 4640 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 4640 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1551724137931 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand six hundred forty decimeters is approximately zero point four six four kilometers:

4640 dm ≅ 0.464 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point one five five times four thousand six hundred forty decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

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