Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to kilometers is 0.0003048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 kilometers:

1 ft = 0.0003048 km

To convert 5642 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 5642 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.0003048 km

5642 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5642 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 1.7196816 km

The final result is:

5642 ft → 1.7196816 km

We conclude that 5642 feet is equivalent to 1.7196816 kilometers:

5642 feet = 1.7196816 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.58150299450782 × 5642 feet.

Another way is saying that 5642 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58150299450782 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand six hundred forty-two feet is approximately one point seven two kilometers:

5642 ft ≅ 1.72 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point five eight two times five thousand six hundred forty-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to kilometers