Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to miles is 0.00062137119223733, which means that 1 meter is equal to 0.00062137119223733 miles:

1 m = 0.00062137119223733 mi

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

1 m → 0.00062137119223733 mi

8742 m → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 8742 m × 0.00062137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 5.4320269625388 mi

The final result is:

8742 m → 5.4320269625388 mi

We conclude that 8742 meters is equivalent to 5.4320269625388 miles:

8742 meters = 5.4320269625388 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.18409334248456 × 8742 meters.

Another way is saying that 8742 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18409334248456 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 meters is approximately five point four three two miles:

8742 m ≅ 5.432 mi

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

Conversion table

meters to miles chart

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