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 493 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 493 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

493 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 493 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.493 km

The final result is:

493 m → 0.493 km

We conclude that 493 meters is equivalent to 0.493 kilometers:

493 meters = 0.493 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.0283975659229 × 493 meters.

Another way is saying that 493 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0283975659229 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

493 m ≅ 0.493 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point zero two eight times four hundred ninety-three 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