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 642 decimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 642 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

642 dm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 642 dm × 0.0001 km

L_(km) = 0.0642 km

The final result is:

642 dm → 0.0642 km

We conclude that 642 decimeters is equivalent to 0.0642 kilometers:

642 decimeters = 0.0642 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 15.576323987539 × 642 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 642 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 15.576323987539 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred forty-two decimeters is approximately zero point zero six four kilometers:

642 dm ≅ 0.064 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately fifteen point five seven six times six hundred forty-two 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