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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 580 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 580 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

580 dm → L(km)

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

L(km) = 580 dm × 0.0001 km

L(km) = 0.058 km

The final result is:

580 dm → 0.058 km

We conclude that 580 decimeters is equivalent to 0.058 kilometers:

580 decimeters = 0.058 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 17.241379310345 × 580 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 580 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 17.241379310345 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

580 dm ≅ 0.058 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seventeen point two four one times five hundred eighty 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

decimeters (dm) kilometers (km)
581 decimeters 0.058 kilometers
582 decimeters 0.058 kilometers
583 decimeters 0.058 kilometers
584 decimeters 0.058 kilometers
585 decimeters 0.059 kilometers
586 decimeters 0.059 kilometers
587 decimeters 0.059 kilometers
588 decimeters 0.059 kilometers
589 decimeters 0.059 kilometers
590 decimeters 0.059 kilometers