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 5997 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 5997 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

5997 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5997 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.5997 km

The final result is:

5997 dm → 0.5997 km

We conclude that 5997 decimeters is equivalent to 0.5997 kilometers:

5997 decimeters = 0.5997 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.6675004168751 × 5997 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5997 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.6675004168751 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 ninety-seven decimeters is approximately zero point six kilometers:

5997 dm ≅ 0.6 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point six six eight times five thousand nine hundred ninety-seven 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