Convert meters to kilometers

Enter the number of meters you want to convert to kilometers in the text box below. The conversion to length in kilometers will update as you type.

Answer: 0.001
meters (m)
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1 meters = 0.001 kilometers

Precise decimal and fraction answers

The conversion in kilometers rounded to six significant decimal places is 1 m = 0.00100000 km. The precise fraction answer is 1/1000 km.

Decimal Precision

Conversion from one to ten decimal places

  • 1 m = 0.001 km
  • 1 m = 0.0010 km
  • 1 m = 0.00100 km
  • 1 m = 0.001000 km
  • 1 m = 0.0010000 km
  • 1 m = 0.00100000 km
  • 1 m = 0.001000000 km
  • 1 m = 0.0010000000 km
  • 1 m = 0.00100000000 km
  • 1 m = 0.001000000000 km

How many kilometers are in a meter?

There are 0.001 kilometers in one meter. A meter is 0.10% of a kilometer. A kilometer is 99,900% longer than one meter.

Meters to kilometers conversion factor and formulas

Formula

The conversion factor between meters and kilometers is 1,000. This represents the ratio of meters per one kilometer. To calculate the value in kilometers, we can either divide by the conversion factor or multiply by its inverse.

Division

To convert from meters to kilometers, divide meters by 1,000.
The formula is expressed as:
m ÷ 1,000 = km

Multiplication

Alternatively we can multiply by the inverse conversion factor to get the same result.
The inverse of 1,000 is 1/1,000 or 0.001. To convert from meters to kilometers, multiply meters by 0.001.
The formula is expressed as:
m × 0.001 = km

About this conversion

A conversion from meters to kilometers are units within in the metric (SI) or SI compatible systems.

About Meters

SI Unit

The meter is the primary unit for measurement of length within the metric (SI) system of measure. It is officially defined as the distance which light travels in 1/299,792,458th of a second in a vacuum. Internationally the meter is usually spelled 'metre', however the prevalent spelling in the United States is 'meter'. Its symbol is the lower case letter m. The meter is the base unit for deriving all other SI units of length eg. kilometer (1,000 meters).

About Kilometers

SI Unit

Within the SI (metric) system of measurement, the kilometer is officially defined as being equal to 1,000 meters. It is commonly used as measurement for geographic distances in similar circumstances where a mile would be used in the U.S. Internationally it is spelled 'kilometre' whereas the U.S. spells it 'kilometer'. The symbol for a kilometer is km however k is sometimes used.

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1 meters to other length units

Metric

  • 1 m = 0.001 km
  • 1 m = 1 m
  • 1 m = 10 dm
  • 1 m = 100 cm
  • 1 m = 1,000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000,000 µ
  • 1 m = 1×109 nm

Imperial/U.S.

  • 1 m = 6.214×10-4 mi
  • 1 m = 1.094 yd
  • 1 m = 3.281 ft
  • 1 m = 39.37 in

References and Citations

  1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) The International System of Units (SI)

Meters to kilometers conversion table

m km
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 0.01 km
m km
20 m 0.02 km
30 m 0.03 km
40 m 0.04 km
50 m 0.05 km
60 m 0.06 km
70 m 0.07 km
80 m 0.08 km
90 m 0.09 km
100 m 0.1 km
1,000 m 1 km

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