Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to kilometers is 0.0001, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.0001 kilometers:

1 dm = 0.0001 km

To convert 5255 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 5255 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.0001 km

5255 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5255 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.5255 km

The final result is:

5255 dm → 0.5255 km

We conclude that 5255 decimeters is equivalent to 0.5255 kilometers:

5255 decimeters = 0.5255 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.9029495718363 × 5255 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5255 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9029495718363 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5255 dm ≅ 0.526 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point nine zero three times five thousand two hundred fifty-five decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to kilometers chart

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