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 8442 meters into kilometers we have to multiply 8442 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

8442 m → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8442 m × 0.001 km

L_(km) = 8.442 km

The final result is:

8442 m → 8.442 km

We conclude that 8442 meters is equivalent to 8.442 kilometers:

8442 meters = 8.442 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.11845534233594 × 8442 meters.

Another way is saying that 8442 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11845534233594 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8442 m ≅ 8.442 km

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