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 8397 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 8397 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

8397 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8397 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 13513.661568 km

The final result is:

8397 mi → 13513.661568 km

We conclude that 8397 miles is equivalent to 13513.661568 kilometers:

8397 miles = 13513.661568 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 7.3999189262514E-5 × 8397 miles.

Another way is saying that 8397 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 7.3999189262514E-5 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 ninety-seven miles is approximately thirteen thousand five hundred thirteen point six six two kilometers:

8397 mi ≅ 13513.662 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred ninety-seven 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