Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to kilometers is 0.001, which means that 1 meter is equal to 0.001 kilometers:

1 m = 0.001 km

To convert 5837 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 5837 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 0.001 km

5837 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5837 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 5.837 km

The final result is:

5837 m → 5.837 km

We conclude that 5837 meters is equivalent to 5.837 kilometers:

5837 meters = 5.837 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.17132088401576 × 5837 meters.

Another way is saying that 5837 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17132088401576 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5837 m ≅ 5.837 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one seven one times five thousand eight hundred thirty-seven meters.

Conversion table

meters to kilometers chart

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