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 571 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 571 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

571 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 571 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0571 km

The final result is:

571 dm → 0.0571 km

We conclude that 571 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0571 kilometers:

571 decimeters = 0.0571 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 17.513134851138 × 571 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 571 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 17.513134851138 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

571 dm ≅ 0.057 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seventeen point five one three times five hundred seventy-one 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