Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to feet is 3280.8398950131, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 3280.8398950131 feet:

1 km = 3280.8398950131 ft

To convert 8742 kilometers into feet we have to multiply 8742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 3280.8398950131 ft

8742 km → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 8742 km × 3280.8398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 28681102.362205 ft

The final result is:

8742 km → 28681102.362205 ft

We conclude that 8742 kilometers is equivalent to 28681102.362205 feet:

8742 kilometers = 28681102.362205 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 3.4866163349348E-8 × 8742 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 8742 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 3.4866163349348E-8 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred forty-two kilometers is approximately twenty-eight million six hundred eighty-one thousand one hundred two point three six two feet:

8742 km ≅ 28681102.362 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred forty-two kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers to feet