Unit Converter
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 6371 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 6371 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
6371 m → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 6371 m × 0.001 km
L(km) = 6.371 km
The final result is:
6371 m → 6.371 km
We conclude that 6371 meters is equivalent to 6.371 kilometers:
6371 meters = 6.371 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.15696123057605 × 6371 meters.
Another way is saying that 6371 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15696123057605 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 seventy-one meters is approximately six point three seven one kilometers:
6371 m ≅ 6.371 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one five seven times six thousand three hundred seventy-one 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
meters (m) | kilometers (km) |
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6372 meters | 6.372 kilometers |
6373 meters | 6.373 kilometers |
6374 meters | 6.374 kilometers |
6375 meters | 6.375 kilometers |
6376 meters | 6.376 kilometers |
6377 meters | 6.377 kilometers |
6378 meters | 6.378 kilometers |
6379 meters | 6.379 kilometers |
6380 meters | 6.38 kilometers |
6381 meters | 6.381 kilometers |