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 497 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 497 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

497 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 497 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 799.843968 km

The final result is:

497 mi → 799.843968 km

We conclude that 497 miles is equivalent to 799.843968 kilometers:

497 miles = 799.843968 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00125024384756 × 497 miles.

Another way is saying that 497 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00125024384756 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

497 mi ≅ 799.844 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety-seven 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