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 5842 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 5842 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

5842 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5842 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 5.842 km

The final result is:

5842 m → 5.842 km

We conclude that 5842 meters is equivalent to 5.842 kilometers:

5842 meters = 5.842 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.17117425539199 × 5842 meters.

Another way is saying that 5842 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17117425539199 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 meters is approximately five point eight four two kilometers:

5842 m ≅ 5.842 km

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