Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from kilometers to meters is 1000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters:
1 km = 1000 m
To convert 120 kilometers into meters we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 km → 1000 m
120 km → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 120 km × 1000 m
L(m) = 120000 m
The final result is:
120 km → 120000 m
We conclude that 120 kilometers is equivalent to 120000 meters:
120 kilometers = 120000 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 8.3333333333333E-6 × 120 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 120 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333E-6 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty kilometers is approximately one hundred twenty thousand meters:
120 km ≅ 120000 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero times one hundred twenty kilometers.
Conversion table
kilometers to meters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers to meters
kilometers (km) | meters (m) |
---|---|
121 kilometers | 121000 meters |
122 kilometers | 122000 meters |
123 kilometers | 123000 meters |
124 kilometers | 124000 meters |
125 kilometers | 125000 meters |
126 kilometers | 126000 meters |
127 kilometers | 127000 meters |
128 kilometers | 128000 meters |
129 kilometers | 129000 meters |
130 kilometers | 130000 meters |