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 6742 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 6742 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

6742 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 6742 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 6.742 km

The final result is:

6742 m → 6.742 km

We conclude that 6742 meters is equivalent to 6.742 kilometers:

6742 meters = 6.742 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.14832393948383 × 6742 meters.

Another way is saying that 6742 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14832393948383 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

6742 m ≅ 6.742 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one four eight times six thousand seven hundred forty-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