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 563 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 563 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

563 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 563 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0563 km

The final result is:

563 dm → 0.0563 km

We conclude that 563 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0563 kilometers:

563 decimeters = 0.0563 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 17.761989342806 × 563 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 563 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 17.761989342806 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

563 dm ≅ 0.056 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seventeen point seven six two times five hundred sixty-three 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