What is kilometre?

A kilometre is a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 metres. It is the standard unit for road distances, route planning, and geographic measurements in most countries.

What is nanometre?

A nanometre is a unit of length equal to one billionth of a metre. It is used to measure wavelengths of visible light, atomic radii, and dimensions of nanostructures in materials science.

Worked examples

1 kilometre = 1.000000e+12 nanometre

1 nanometre = 1.000000e-09 metre