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 506 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 506 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

506 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 506 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.506 km

The final result is:

506 m → 0.506 km

We conclude that 506 meters is equivalent to 0.506 kilometers:

506 meters = 0.506 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.9762845849802 × 506 meters.

Another way is saying that 506 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9762845849802 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

506 m ≅ 0.506 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point nine seven six times five hundred six 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