Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 6342 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 6342 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

6342 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 6342 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 5.7991248 km

The final result is:

6342 yd → 5.7991248 km

We conclude that 6342 yards is equivalent to 5.7991248 kilometers:

6342 yards = 5.7991248 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.17243981367671 × 6342 yards.

Another way is saying that 6342 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17243981367671 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand three hundred forty-two yards is approximately five point seven nine nine kilometers:

6342 yd ≅ 5.799 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one seven two times six thousand three hundred forty-two yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to kilometers