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 588 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 588 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

588 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 588 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.588 km

The final result is:

588 m → 0.588 km

We conclude that 588 meters is equivalent to 0.588 kilometers:

588 meters = 0.588 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.7006802721088 × 588 meters.

Another way is saying that 588 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.7006802721088 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

588 m ≅ 0.588 km

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