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 5980 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 5980 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

5980 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5980 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.598 km

The final result is:

5980 dm → 0.598 km

We conclude that 5980 decimeters is equivalent to 0.598 kilometers:

5980 decimeters = 0.598 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.6722408026756 × 5980 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5980 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.6722408026756 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5980 dm ≅ 0.598 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point six seven two times five thousand nine hundred eighty 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