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 742 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 742 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

742 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 742 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 1194.133248 km

The final result is:

742 mi → 1194.133248 km

We conclude that 742 miles is equivalent to 1194.133248 kilometers:

742 miles = 1194.133248 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00083742748279964 × 742 miles.

Another way is saying that 742 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00083742748279964 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

742 mi ≅ 1194.133 km

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