Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 72 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

72 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 72 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 115.872768 km

The final result is:

72 mi → 115.872768 km

We conclude that 72 miles is equivalent to 115.872768 kilometers:

72 miles = 115.872768 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0086301554477407 × 72 miles.

Another way is saying that 72 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0086301554477407 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two miles is approximately one hundred fifteen point eight seven three kilometers:

72 mi ≅ 115.873 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero nine times seventy-two miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to kilometers