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 8342 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 8342 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

8342 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8342 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 8.342 km

The final result is:

8342 m → 8.342 km

We conclude that 8342 meters is equivalent to 8.342 kilometers:

8342 meters = 8.342 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.11987532965716 × 8342 meters.

Another way is saying that 8342 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11987532965716 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8342 m ≅ 8.342 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one two times eight thousand three hundred forty-two 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