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 4742 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 4742 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

4742 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4742 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 4.3360848 km

The final result is:

4742 yd → 4.3360848 km

We conclude that 4742 yards is equivalent to 4.3360848 kilometers:

4742 yards = 4.3360848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.23062279593794 × 4742 yards.

Another way is saying that 4742 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23062279593794 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

4742 yd ≅ 4.336 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point two three one times four thousand seven 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