Unit Converter
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 1 kilometer into miles we have to multiply 1 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
1 km → L(mi)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in miles:
L(mi) = 1 km × 0.62137119223733 mi
L(mi) = 0.62137119223733 mi
The final result is:
1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi
We conclude that 1 kilometer is equivalent to 0.62137119223733 miles:
1 kilometer = 0.62137119223733 miles
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 × 1 kilometer.
Another way is saying that 1 kilometer is equal to 1 ÷ 1.609344 miles.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one kilometer is approximately zero point six two one miles:
1 km ≅ 0.621 mi
An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one point six zero nine times one kilometer.
Conversion table
kilometers to miles chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers to miles
kilometers (km) | miles (mi) |
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2 kilometers | 1.243 miles |
3 kilometers | 1.864 miles |
4 kilometers | 2.485 miles |
5 kilometers | 3.107 miles |
6 kilometers | 3.728 miles |
7 kilometers | 4.35 miles |
8 kilometers | 4.971 miles |
9 kilometers | 5.592 miles |
10 kilometers | 6.214 miles |
11 kilometers | 6.835 miles |