Convert 5,000 Meters to Kilometers
How long is 5,000 meters? How far is 5 thousand meters in kilometers? 5,000 m to km conversion.
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5,000 Meters =
5 Kilometers
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Result in Plain English
5,000 meters is equal to exactly 5 kilometers.
In Scientific Notation
5,000 meters
= 5 x 103 meters
= 5 x 100 kilometers
Meters
A meter, or metre, is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, from which all other length units are based. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches.Abbreviation: m
Kilometers
A kilometer, or kilometre, is a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters, or about 0.621 miles. In most of the world, it is the most common unit for measuring distance between places.Abbreviation: km