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 5142 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 5142 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

5142 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5142 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 5.142 km

The final result is:

5142 m → 5.142 km

We conclude that 5142 meters is equivalent to 5.142 kilometers:

5142 meters = 5.142 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.19447685725399 × 5142 meters.

Another way is saying that 5142 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19447685725399 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5142 m ≅ 5.142 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one nine four times five thousand one hundred forty-two 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