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 6988 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 6988 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

6988 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 6988 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 6.988 km

The final result is:

6988 m → 6.988 km

We conclude that 6988 meters is equivalent to 6.988 kilometers:

6988 meters = 6.988 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.14310246136234 × 6988 meters.

Another way is saying that 6988 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14310246136234 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

6988 m ≅ 6.988 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one four three times six thousand nine hundred eighty-eight 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