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 5842 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 5842 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

5842 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5842 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 5.3419248 km

The final result is:

5842 yd → 5.3419248 km

We conclude that 5842 yards is equivalent to 5.3419248 kilometers:

5842 yards = 5.3419248 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.18719844202973 × 5842 yards.

Another way is saying that 5842 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18719844202973 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 yards is approximately five point three four two kilometers:

5842 yd ≅ 5.342 km

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