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 5988 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 5988 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

5988 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5988 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 5.988 km

The final result is:

5988 m → 5.988 km

We conclude that 5988 meters is equivalent to 5.988 kilometers:

5988 meters = 5.988 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.16700066800267 × 5988 meters.

Another way is saying that 5988 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16700066800267 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-eight meters is approximately five point nine eight eight kilometers:

5988 m ≅ 5.988 km

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