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 56 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 56 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

56 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 56 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.056 km

The final result is:

56 m → 0.056 km

We conclude that 56 meters is equivalent to 0.056 kilometers:

56 meters = 0.056 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 17.857142857143 × 56 meters.

Another way is saying that 56 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 17.857142857143 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

56 m ≅ 0.056 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seventeen point eight five seven times fifty-six 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