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 8.6 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 8.6 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

8.6 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8.6 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 13.8403584 km

The final result is:

8.6 mi → 13.8403584 km

We conclude that 8.6 miles is equivalent to 13.8403584 kilometers:

8.6 miles = 13.8403584 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.072252464213643 × 8.6 miles.

Another way is saying that 8.6 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.072252464213643 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point six miles is approximately thirteen point eight four kilometers:

8.6 mi ≅ 13.84 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero seven two times eight point six 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