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 8420 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 8420 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

8420 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8420 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 5231.9454386384 mi

The final result is:

8420 km → 5231.9454386384 mi

We conclude that 8420 kilometers is equivalent to 5231.9454386384 miles:

8420 kilometers = 5231.9454386384 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.00019113349168646 × 8420 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 8420 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019113349168646 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand four hundred twenty kilometers is approximately five thousand two hundred thirty-one point nine four five miles:

8420 km ≅ 5231.945 mi

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