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 720 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 720 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

720 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 720 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 1158.72768 km

The final result is:

720 mi → 1158.72768 km

We conclude that 720 miles is equivalent to 1158.72768 kilometers:

720 miles = 1158.72768 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00086301554477407 × 720 miles.

Another way is saying that 720 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00086301554477407 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

720 mi ≅ 1158.728 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times seven hundred twenty 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