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 8242 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 8242 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

8242 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8242 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 13264.213248 km

The final result is:

8242 mi → 13264.213248 km

We conclude that 8242 miles is equivalent to 13264.213248 kilometers:

8242 miles = 13264.213248 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 7.5390826527218E-5 × 8242 miles.

Another way is saying that 8242 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 7.5390826527218E-5 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8242 mi ≅ 13264.213 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero times eight thousand two 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