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Convert km to inches
Interactive kilometers to inches conversion tool
The km to inches converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert kilometers to inches. Simply enter the number of kilometers you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in inches.
What is the conversion factor between kilometers and inches?
A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.
The relationship between kilometers and inches is 2.54e-5, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 2.54e-5 inches for every kilometer, and for every inch, there are 2.54e-5 kilometers (2.54e-5 km).
To convert from kilometers to inches, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.
Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.
Because we are converting from kilometer to inch, we will use the first fraction: 1 in2.54e-5 km so that kilometers are canceled out. We then multiply the value in kilometers by this fraction to get the result in inches (see example).
Note that km is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).
You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from km to in. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from kilometers to inches is:
Which is bigger, a kilometer or an inch?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a kilometer or an inch. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 km = 12.54e-5 in = 39370.07874 in
- 39370.1 inches is bigger than 1 inch.
- 1 kilometer is, therefore, bigger than 1 inch.
- To be more specific, an inch is 39370.1 times smaller than a kilometer.
kilometers to inches conversion table
| kilometers | inches | kilometers | inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 39370.1 in | 11 km | 433071 in |
| 2 km | 78740.2 in | 12 km | 472441 in |
| 3 km | 118110 in | 13 km | 511811 in |
| 4 km | 157480 in | 14 km | 551181 in |
| 5 km | 196850 in | 15 km | 590551 in |
| 6 km | 236220 in | 16 km | 629921 in |
| 7 km | 275591 in | 17 km | 669291 in |
| 8 km | 314961 in | 18 km | 708661 in |
| 9 km | 354331 in | 19 km | 748031 in |
| 10 km | 393701 in | 20 km | 787402 in |
How to convert kilometers to inches?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 29 x 1 = 29
- 910 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 910
Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.
For example, if we want to convert 0.000254 kilometers into inches we multiply 0.000254 km by the conversion factor of 1 in2.54e-5 km
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, kilometers are canceled out and we get the result in inches. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.
Based on this, we can conclude that 0.000254 kilometers are equal to 10 inches.
Remember:
- When converting from kilometers to inches, we use 1 in2.54e-5 km as a conversion factor.
Practice: kilometers to inches conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between kilometers and inches could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert kilometers to inches, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 100 kilometers to inches?
We multiply 100 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for kilometers to inches
We multiply 100 kilometers by the conversion factor. Having kilometers in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (km) leaving only inches in the final result.
Answer: There are 3.93701e+6 inches in 100 kilometers
How many inches are in 370 kilometers?
Multiply 370 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (km) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the kilometers (km) and leave the inches (in)
Answer: There are 1.45669e+7 inches in 370 kilometers
inches to kilometers conversion
- 1 in = 2.54e-5 km
- To convert from inches to kilometers use our inches to km converter
kilometers conversion
Convert from Kilometers (km):
- Kilometers to meters (km to m)
1 km = 1000 m - Kilometers to centimeters (km to cm)
1 km = 100000 cm - Kilometers to millimeters (km to mm)
1 km = 1e+6 mm - Kilometers to micrometers (km to μm)
1 km = 1e+9 μm - Kilometers to nanometers (km to nm)
1 km = 1e+12 nm - Kilometers to nautical miles (km to nmi)
1 km = 11.852 nmi = 0.5399568035 nmi - Kilometers to miles (km to mi)
1 km = 11.609344 mi = 0.6213711922 mi - Kilometers to yards (km to yd)
1 km = 10.0009144 yd = 1093.613298 yd - Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Kilometers to inches (km to in)
1 km = 12.54e-5 in = 39370.07874 in
Convert to Kilometers (km):
- Meters to kilometers (m to km)
1 m = 11000 km = 0.001 km - Centimeters to kilometers (cm to km)
1 cm = 1100000 km = 1e-5 km - Millimeters to kilometers (mm to km)
1 mm = 11e+6 km = 1e-6 km - Micrometers to kilometers (μm to km)
1 μm = 11e+9 km = 1e-9 km - Nanometers to kilometers (nm to km)
1 nm = 11e+12 km = 1e-12 km - Nautical miles to kilometers (nmi to km)
1 nmi = 1.852 km - Miles to kilometers (mi to km)
1 mi = 1.609344 km - Yards to kilometers (yd to km)
1 yd = 0.0009144 km - Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Inches to kilometers (in to km)
1 in = 2.54e-5 km
inches conversion
Convert from Inches (in):
- Inches to kilometers (in to km)
1 in = 2.54e-5 km - Inches to meters (in to m)
1 in = 0.0254 m - Inches to centimeters (in to cm)
1 in = 2.54 cm - Inches to millimeters (in to mm)
1 in = 25.4 mm - Inches to micrometers (in to μm)
1 in = 25400 μm - Inches to nanometers (in to nm)
1 in = 2.54e+7 nm - Inches to nautical miles (in to nmi)
1 in = 0.02541852 nmi = 1.371490281e-5 nmi - Inches to miles (in to mi)
1 in = 163360 mi = 1.578282828e-5 mi - Inches to yards (in to yd)
1 in = 136 yd = 0.02777777778 yd - Inches to feet (in to ft)
1 in = 112 ft = 0.08333333333 ft
Convert to Inches (in):
- Kilometers to inches (km to in)
1 km = 12.54e-5 in = 39370.07874 in - Meters to inches (m to in)
1 m = 10.0254 in = 39.37007874 in - Centimeters to inches (cm to in)
1 cm = 12.54 in = 0.3937007874 in - Millimeters to inches (mm to in)
1 mm = 125.4 in = 0.03937007874 in - Micrometers to inches (μm to in)
1 μm = 125400 in = 3.937007874e-5 in - Nanometers to inches (nm to in)
1 nm = 12.54e+7 in = 3.937007874e-8 in - Nautical miles to inches (nmi to in)
1 nmi = 18520.0254 in = 72913.38583 in - Miles to inches (mi to in)
1 mi = 63360 in - Yards to inches (yd to in)
1 yd = 36 in - Feet to inches (ft to in)
1 ft = 12 in