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 5048 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 5048 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

5048 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5048 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 8123.968512 km

The final result is:

5048 mi → 8123.968512 km

We conclude that 5048 miles is equivalent to 8123.968512 kilometers:

5048 miles = 8123.968512 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00012309254996778 × 5048 miles.

Another way is saying that 5048 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012309254996778 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-eight miles is approximately eight thousand one hundred twenty-three point nine six nine kilometers:

5048 mi ≅ 8123.969 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero times five thousand forty-eight 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