How to convert miles to kilometers

Any physical quantity can be written as:

Q = nu , where n= numerical value and u = unit used

We know that:

1 mi = 1.60934 km

1 km = 0.621371 mi

So, you can easily convert your quantity in miles to km by simply multiply it by 1.60934

Hence, general formula to convert miles to km:

p(km) = 1.60934 × p(mi), where p is the numerical value

For example:

Convert 15 miles to km

15 mi = 15 × 1.60934 km = 24.1401 km

About Mile (mi)

Name of unit: Mile

Abbreviation: mi

Unit system: Imperial System

Definition Mile is the unit of length used in both British Imperial (BI) and US Customary (USC) systems of measurements for measuring the larger distances . One mile represent 5280 feet or 1760 yards. Yard, inch, foot and mile are US Customary units of length. In metric system , one mile is equal to 1609.34 m or 16.09 cm .

Uses of mile: Mile is the larger unit of length in imperial system used to measure the large distances between two far places, cities etc. Height of mountains and lenght of roads , rivers , coastines etc are measured in miles. It is also used to measure the distance travelled by car, bus , train or airplane etc.

Countries that use mile: Mile is used to measure the length or height of objects in the US Customary system of measurements. So the countries that use the inch as the unit of length are Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Liberia and Myanmar.

About Kilometer (km)

Name of unit: Kilometre

Abbreviation: km

Unit system: metric system

Definition: Kilometre is the metric unit of length used to measure the length of very large objects or distances. In SI units, the fundamental unit of length is the metre and 'kilo' is the Greek word refers to the prefix of the metre which is equal to thousand i.e 1000 ( 1 Km = 1000m ).

Uses: Kilometre is the larger unit of length is used to measure the lenght of roads , height of big buildings etc. It is also used in various fields like physics, chemistry , medicines, mathematics etc for large measurements.

Countries that use km: Kilometre is the metric unit of length, so it is used by all other countries around the world except the US, Liberia and Myanmar.