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 8042 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 8042 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

8042 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8042 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 4997.0671279726 mi

The final result is:

8042 km → 4997.0671279726 mi

We conclude that 8042 kilometers is equivalent to 4997.0671279726 miles:

8042 kilometers = 4997.0671279726 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.00020011738373539 × 8042 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 8042 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020011738373539 miles.

Approximate result

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

8042 km ≅ 4997.067 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero times eight thousand 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