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 585 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 585 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

585 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 585 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0585 km

The final result is:

585 dm → 0.0585 km

We conclude that 585 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0585 kilometers:

585 decimeters = 0.0585 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 17.094017094017 × 585 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 585 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 17.094017094017 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

585 dm ≅ 0.059 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately seventeen point zero nine four times five hundred eighty-five 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