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 5420 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 5420 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

5420 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5420 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.542 km

The final result is:

5420 dm → 0.542 km

We conclude that 5420 decimeters is equivalent to 0.542 kilometers:

5420 decimeters = 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 × 5420 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5420 decimeters 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 thousand four hundred twenty decimeters is approximately zero point five four two kilometers:

5420 dm ≅ 0.542 km

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