Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

To convert 742 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

742 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 742 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 461.0574246401 mi

The final result is:

742 km → 461.0574246401 mi

We conclude that 742 kilometers is equivalent to 461.0574246401 miles:

742 kilometers = 461.0574246401 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.0021689272237197 × 742 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 742 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021689272237197 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred forty-two kilometers is approximately four hundred sixty-one point zero five seven miles:

742 km ≅ 461.057 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point zero zero two times seven hundred forty-two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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