This length unit converter dynamically calculates the value you enter in meters (m) and converts it to its equivalent value in kilometers (km).
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How many meters (m) are in 1 kilometer (km)? What is the formula for how to convert meters to kilometers (m to km)?
1 meter (m) = 0.001 kilometer (km)
So we can say that there is 0.001 kilometer in 1 meter.
This means that the multiplication conversion factor to convert a quantity expressed in a meter unit of measurement to an equivalent quantity expressed in a kilometer unit of measurement is 0.001.
Inversely (or reciprocally),
1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m)
So we can say that there is 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer.
This means that the division conversion factor to convert a quantity expressed in a meter unit of measurement to an equivalent quantity expressed in a kilometer unit of measurement is 1,000.
Knowing this inverse mathematical relationship between the two conversion factors and their reciprocal operations, we can derive two formulas to calculate and convert a quantity of length expressed in meters to an equivalent quantity of length expressed in kilometers (m to km). Both formulas will yield the same result. The formulas are:
km = m × 0.001 → This is the formula based on the multiplication conversion factor.
and
km = m ÷ 1,000 → This is the formula based on the division conversion factor.
For example, if you have a length of 250 meters that you want to convert to kilometers, you would use either of the two formulas as follows:
km = 250 m × 0.001 = 0.25 km
km = 250 m ÷ 1,000 = 0.25 km
So, the result is the same using either formula, which is 0.25 kilometer.
Meters to kilometers (m to km) conversion chart
To save you time and effort spent on having to perform manual calculations or look up conversion formulas every time a conversion from meters to kilometers is needed, here is a meters-to-kilometers conversion chart for your quick and easy reference. This conversion chart (or conversion table) shows common measurement values of length in meters and their equivalent measurement values in kilometers. These equivalent measurement values may be rounded off to 1 or 2 decimal places when it is mathematically expedient for everyday applications.
meters (m) | kilometers (km) |
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1 m | 0.001 km |
2 m | 0.002 km |
3 m | 0.003 km |
4 m | 0.004 km |
5 m | 0.005 km |
6 m | 0.006 km |
7 m | 0.007 km |
8 m | 0.008 km |
9 m | 0.009 km |
10 m | 0.010 km |
11 m | 0.011 km |
12 m | 0.012 km |
13 m | 0.013 km |
14 m | 0.014 km |
15 m | 0.015 km |
16 m | 0.016 km |
17 m | 0.017 km |
18 m | 0.018 km |
19 m | 0.019 km |
20 m | 0.020 km |
21 m | 0.021 km |
22 m | 0.022 km |
23 m | 0.023 km |
24 m | 0.024 km |
25 m | 0.025 km |
26 m | 0.026 km |
27 m | 0.027 km |
28 m | 0.028 km |
29 m | 0.029 km |
30 m | 0.030 km |
31 m | 0.031 km |
32 m | 0.032 km |
33 m | 0.033 km |
34 m | 0.034 km |
35 m | 0.035 km |
36 m | 0.036 km |
37 m | 0.037 km |
38 m | 0.038 km |
39 m | 0.039 km |
40 m | 0.040 km |
41 m | 0.041 km |
42 m | 0.042 km |
43 m | 0.043 km |
44 m | 0.044 km |
45 m | 0.045 km |
46 m | 0.046 km |
47 m | 0.047 km |
48 m | 0.048 km |
49 m | 0.049 km |
50 m | 0.050 km |
51 m | 0.051 km |
52 m | 0.052 km |
53 m | 0.053 km |
54 m | 0.054 km |
55 m | 0.055 km |
56 m | 0.056 km |
57 m | 0.057 km |
58 m | 0.058 km |
59 m | 0.059 km |
60 m | 0.060 km |
61 m | 0.061 km |
62 m | 0.062 km |
63 m | 0.063 km |
64 m | 0.064 km |
65 m | 0.065 km |
66 m | 0.066 km |
67 m | 0.067 km |
68 m | 0.068 km |
69 m | 0.069 km |
70 m | 0.070 km |
71 m | 0.071 km |
72 m | 0.072 km |
73 m | 0.073 km |
74 m | 0.074 km |
75 m | 0.075 km |
76 m | 0.076 km |
77 m | 0.077 km |
78 m | 0.078 km |
79 m | 0.079 km |
80 m | 0.080 km |
81 m | 0.081 km |
82 m | 0.082 km |
83 m | 0.083 km |
84 m | 0.084 km |
85 m | 0.085 km |
86 m | 0.086 km |
87 m | 0.087 km |
88 m | 0.088 km |
89 m | 0.089 km |
90 m | 0.090 km |
91 m | 0.091 km |
92 m | 0.092 km |
93 m | 0.093 km |
94 m | 0.094 km |
95 m | 0.095 km |
96 m | 0.096 km |
97 m | 0.097 km |
98 m | 0.098 km |
99 m | 0.099 km |
100 m | 0.100 km |
meters (m) | kilometers (km) |
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101 m | 0.101 km |
102 m | 0.102 km |
103 m | 0.103 km |
104 m | 0.104 km |
105 m | 0.105 km |
106 m | 0.106 km |
107 m | 0.107 km |
108 m | 0.108 km |
109 m | 0.109 km |
110 m | 0.110 km |
111 m | 0.111 km |
112 m | 0.112 km |
113 m | 0.113 km |
114 m | 0.114 km |
115 m | 0.115 km |
116 m | 0.116 km |
117 m | 0.117 km |
118 m | 0.118 km |
119 m | 0.119 km |
120 m | 0.120 km |
121 m | 0.121 km |
122 m | 0.122 km |
123 m | 0.123 km |
124 m | 0.124 km |
125 m | 0.125 km |
126 m | 0.126 km |
127 m | 0.127 km |
128 m | 0.128 km |
129 m | 0.129 km |
130 m | 0.130 km |
131 m | 0.131 km |
132 m | 0.132 km |
133 m | 0.133 km |
134 m | 0.134 km |
135 m | 0.135 km |
136 m | 0.136 km |
137 m | 0.137 km |
138 m | 0.138 km |
139 m | 0.139 km |
140 m | 0.140 km |
141 m | 0.141 km |
142 m | 0.142 km |
143 m | 0.143 km |
144 m | 0.144 km |
145 m | 0.145 km |
146 m | 0.146 km |
147 m | 0.147 km |
148 m | 0.148 km |
149 m | 0.149 km |
150 m | 0.150 km |
151 m | 0.151 km |
152 m | 0.152 km |
153 m | 0.153 km |
154 m | 0.154 km |
155 m | 0.155 km |
156 m | 0.156 km |
157 m | 0.157 km |
158 m | 0.158 km |
159 m | 0.159 km |
160 m | 0.160 km |
161 m | 0.161 km |
162 m | 0.162 km |
163 m | 0.163 km |
164 m | 0.164 km |
165 m | 0.165 km |
166 m | 0.166 km |
167 m | 0.167 km |
168 m | 0.168 km |
169 m | 0.169 km |
170 m | 0.170 km |
171 m | 0.171 km |
172 m | 0.172 km |
173 m | 0.173 km |
174 m | 0.174 km |
175 m | 0.175 km |
176 m | 0.176 km |
177 m | 0.177 km |
178 m | 0.178 km |
179 m | 0.179 km |
180 m | 0.180 km |
181 m | 0.181 km |
182 m | 0.182 km |
183 m | 0.183 km |
184 m | 0.184 km |
185 m | 0.185 km |
186 m | 0.186 km |
187 m | 0.187 km |
188 m | 0.188 km |
189 m | 0.189 km |
190 m | 0.190 km |
191 m | 0.191 km |
192 m | 0.192 km |
193 m | 0.193 km |
194 m | 0.194 km |
195 m | 0.195 km |
196 m | 0.196 km |
197 m | 0.197 km |
198 m | 0.198 km |
199 m | 0.199 km |
200 m | 0.200 km |
Conversion factor of 1 meter to other units of length
Here is a reference list providing a conversion of 1 meter (m) to its equivalent values in various units of length, both metric and imperial:
- 1 meter (m) = 1,000,000,000 nanometers (nm)
- 1 meter (m) = 1,000,000 micrometers (µm)
- 1 meter (m) = 1,000 millimeters (mm)
- 1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
- 1 meter (m) = 10 decimeters (dm)
- 1 meter (m) = 0.001 kilometer (km)
- 1 meter (m) = 39.370078740157 inches (in)
- 1 meter (m) = 3.2808398950131 feet (ft)
- 1 meter (m) = 1.0936132983377 yards (yd)
- 1 meter (m) = 0.00062137119223733 mile (mi)
- 1 meter (m) = 0.00053995680345572 nautical mile (nmi)
What is a meter (m)?
Definition of meter: The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system. A meter is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds. It is widely used globally as the standard unit for measuring length.
The abbreviation for meter is m.
What is a kilometer (km)?
Definition of kilometer: A kilometer is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system, equal to one thousand meters (10^3 m). It is commonly used for longer distances, such as races, road distances and geographical features.
The abbreviation for kilometer is km. The single Unicode character ㎞ (U+339E) represents the 2-character Latin abbreviation for kilometer. The Windows Alt code for this character ㎞ is Alt + 13214.