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 8742 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8742 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 5432.0269625388 mi

The final result is:

8742 km → 5432.0269625388 mi

We conclude that 8742 kilometers is equivalent to 5432.0269625388 miles:

8742 kilometers = 5432.0269625388 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.00018409334248456 × 8742 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 8742 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018409334248456 miles.

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 five thousand four hundred thirty-two point zero two seven miles:

8742 km ≅ 5432.027 mi

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