mile to kilometer
Please provide values below to convert mile [mi] to kilometer [km], or change ↔.
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]
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] to kilometer [km] Conversion Table
| 1 mile [mi] | 1.609344 kilometer [km] |
| 2 mile [mi] | 3.218688 kilometer [km] |
| 3 mile [mi] | 4.828032 kilometer [km] |
| 5 mile [mi] | 8.04672 kilometer [km] |
| 10 mile [mi] | 16.09344 kilometer [km] |
| 50 mile [mi] | 80.4672 kilometer [km] |
| 100 mile [mi] | 160.9344 kilometer [km] |
| 1000 mile [mi] | 1609.344 kilometer [km] |
| 10000 mile [mi] | 16093.44 kilometer [km] |
| 100000 mile [mi] | 160934.4 kilometer [km] |
| 1000000 mile [mi] | 1609344 kilometer [km] |
How to Convert mile to kilometer
1 mile [mi] = 1.609344 kilometer [km]
1 kilometer [km] = 0.6213711922 mile [mi]
we use cross multiplication method
mile [mi] → kilometer [km]
1 → 1.609344
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1.609344=1*x
by simplifying
x=2.414016