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 5842 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 5842 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

5842 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5842 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 1.7806416 km

The final result is:

5842 ft → 1.7806416 km

We conclude that 5842 feet is equivalent to 1.7806416 kilometers:

5842 feet = 1.7806416 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.5615953260892 × 5842 feet.

Another way is saying that 5842 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.5615953260892 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 forty-two feet is approximately one point seven eight one kilometers:

5842 ft ≅ 1.781 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point five six two times five thousand eight 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