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Interactive kilometers to micrometers conversion tool

The km to μm converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert kilometers to micrometers. Simply enter the number of kilometers you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in micrometers.

What is the conversion factor between kilometers and micrometers?

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 micrometers is 1e+9, such as:

Following the formula above, we can see that there are 1e+9 micrometers for every kilometer, and for every micrometer, there are 11e+9 kilometers (1e-9 km).

To convert from kilometers to micrometers, 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 micrometer, we will use the first fraction: 1e+9 μm1 km so that kilometers are canceled out. We then multiply the value in kilometers by this fraction to get the result in micrometers (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 μm. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from kilometers to micrometers is:

Which is bigger, a kilometer or a micrometer?

When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a kilometer or an micrometer. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.

• 1 km = 1e+9 μm
• 1e+9 micrometers is bigger than 1 micrometer.
• 1 kilometer is, therefore, bigger than 1 micrometer.
• To be more specific, a micrometer is 1e+9 times smaller than a kilometer.

kilometers to micrometers conversion table

How to convert kilometers to micrometers?

Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.

For example:

• 72 x 1 = 72
• 981 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 981

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 10 kilometers into micrometers we multiply 10 km by the conversion factor of 1e+9 μm1 km

By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, kilometers are canceled out and we get the result in micrometers. 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 10 kilometers are equal to 1e+10 micrometers.

Remember:

• When converting from kilometers to micrometers, we use 1e+9 μm1 km as a conversion factor.

Practice: kilometers to micrometers conversion

Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between kilometers and micrometers could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert kilometers to micrometers, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.

How to convert 79 kilometers to micrometers?

We multiply 79 by the factor of 1

We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for kilometers to micrometers

We multiply 79 kilometers by the conversion factor. Having kilometers in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (km) leaving only micrometers in the final result.

Answer: There are 7.9e+10 micrometers in 79 kilometers

How many micrometers are in 645 kilometers?

Multiply 645 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 micrometers (μm)

Answer: There are 6.45e+11 micrometers in 645 kilometers

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• 1 μm = 11e+9 km = 1e-9 km
• To convert from micrometers to kilometers use our μm to km converter

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