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 560 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 560 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

560 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 560 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.056 km

The final result is:

560 dm → 0.056 km

We conclude that 560 decimeters is equivalent to 0.056 kilometers:

560 decimeters = 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 × 560 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 560 decimeters 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 five hundred sixty decimeters is approximately zero point zero five six kilometers:

560 dm ≅ 0.056 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seventeen point eight five seven times five hundred sixty 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