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 6462 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 6462 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

6462 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 6462 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 6.462 km

The final result is:

6462 m → 6.462 km

We conclude that 6462 meters is equivalent to 6.462 kilometers:

6462 meters = 6.462 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.15475085112968 × 6462 meters.

Another way is saying that 6462 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15475085112968 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

6462 m ≅ 6.462 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one five five times six thousand four hundred sixty-two 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