Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to feet is 5280, which means that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet:

1 mi = 5280 ft

To convert 5142 miles into feet we have to multiply 5142 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 5280 ft

5142 mi → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5142 mi × 5280 ft

L_(ft) = 27149760 ft

The final result is:

5142 mi → 27149760 ft

We conclude that 5142 miles is equivalent to 27149760 feet:

5142 miles = 27149760 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 3.6832738116285E-8 × 5142 miles.

Another way is saying that 5142 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 3.6832738116285E-8 feet.

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 miles is approximately twenty-seven million one hundred forty-nine thousand seven hundred sixty feet:

5142 mi ≅ 27149760 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times five thousand one hundred forty-two miles.

Conversion table

miles to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to feet