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 5171 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 5171 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

5171 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5171 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 5.171 km

The final result is:

5171 m → 5.171 km

We conclude that 5171 meters is equivalent to 5.171 kilometers:

5171 meters = 5.171 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.19338619222588 × 5171 meters.

Another way is saying that 5171 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19338619222588 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 seventy-one meters is approximately five point one seven one kilometers:

5171 m ≅ 5.171 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one nine three times five thousand one hundred seventy-one 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