427 meters in kilometers

Conversion formula
How to convert 427 meters to kilometers?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{m}=0.001\mathrm{km}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of kilometers.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 427 ⁢ m = 0.427 ⁢ km

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 kilometer is equal to 2.34192037470726 times 427 meters.

It can also be expressed as: 427 meters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{2.34192037470726}}$ kilometers.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: four hundred and twenty-seven meters is about zero point four three kilometers, or alternatively, a kilometer is about two point three three times four hundred and twenty-seven meters.