kilometer to mile
Please provide values below to convert kilometer [km] to mile [mi], or change ↔.
kilometer [km]
Definition: A unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1,000 meters.
Historyandorigin: The kilometer is derived from the metric system, based on the meter, which was established in 1795 by the French.
CurrentUse: Commonly used in most countries around the world to measure distances on land.
funfact: The kilometer is widely used in everyday measurements, especially in road signs for distances!
mile [mi]
Definition: A unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 5,280 feet or approximately 1,609.344 meters.
Historyandorigin: The mile originated from the Roman mile, which was 1,000 paces, or 5,000 Roman feet.
CurrentUse: Still widely used in the United States and the United Kingdom for road distances and air travel.
funfact: The word 'mile' comes from the Latin 'mille' meaning thousand, referring to the number of paces in a Roman mile.
kilometer [km] to mile [mi] Conversion Table
| 1 kilometer [km] | 0.6213711922 mile [mi] |
| 2 kilometer [km] | 1.2427423845 mile [mi] |
| 3 kilometer [km] | 1.8641135767 mile [mi] |
| 5 kilometer [km] | 3.1068559612 mile [mi] |
| 10 kilometer [km] | 6.2137119224 mile [mi] |
| 50 kilometer [km] | 31.068559612 mile [mi] |
| 100 kilometer [km] | 62.137119224 mile [mi] |
| 1000 kilometer [km] | 621.37119224 mile [mi] |
| 10000 kilometer [km] | 6213.7119224 mile [mi] |
| 100000 kilometer [km] | 62137.119224 mile [mi] |
| 1000000 kilometer [km] | 621371.19224 mile [mi] |
How to Convert kilometer to mile
1 kilometer [km] = 0.6213711922 mile [mi]
1 mile [mi] = 1.609344 kilometer [km]
we use cross multiplication method
kilometer [km] → mile [mi]
1 → 0.6213711922
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.6213711922=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.9320567884