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 796 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 796 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

796 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 796 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 0.796 km

The final result is:

796 m → 0.796 km

We conclude that 796 meters is equivalent to 0.796 kilometers:

796 meters = 0.796 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.2562814070352 × 796 meters.

Another way is saying that 796 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2562814070352 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

796 m ≅ 0.796 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point two five six times seven hundred ninety-six 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