Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 100 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 100 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

100 cm → L_(in)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in inches:

L_(in) = 100 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 39.370078740157 in

The final result is:

100 cm → 39.370078740157 in

We conclude that 100 centimeters is equivalent to 39.370078740157 inches:

100 centimeters = 39.370078740157 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0254 × 100 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 100 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0254 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred centimeters is approximately thirty-nine point three seven inches:

100 cm ≅ 39.37 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero two five times one hundred centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to inches