Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 5742 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 5742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

5742 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5742 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 5.2504848 km

The final result is:

5742 yd → 5.2504848 km

We conclude that 5742 yards is equivalent to 5.2504848 kilometers:

5742 yards = 5.2504848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.19045860298462 × 5742 yards.

Another way is saying that 5742 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19045860298462 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5742 yd ≅ 5.25 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one nine times five thousand seven hundred forty-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

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