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 5300 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 5300 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

5300 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5300 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.53 km

The final result is:

5300 dm → 0.53 km

We conclude that 5300 decimeters is equivalent to 0.53 kilometers:

5300 decimeters = 0.53 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.8867924528302 × 5300 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5300 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8867924528302 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5300 dm ≅ 0.53 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point eight eight seven times five thousand three hundred 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