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 542 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 542 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

542 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 542 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.542 km

The final result is:

542 m → 0.542 km

We conclude that 542 meters is equivalent to 0.542 kilometers:

542 meters = 0.542 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.8450184501845 × 542 meters.

Another way is saying that 542 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8450184501845 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

542 m ≅ 0.542 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point eight four five times five 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