Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

To convert 1040 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 30.48 cm

1040 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1040 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 31699.2 cm

The final result is:

1040 ft → 31699.2 cm

We conclude that 1040 feet is equivalent to 31699.2 centimeters:

1040 feet = 31699.2 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 3.1546537452049E-5 × 1040 feet.

Another way is saying that 1040 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1546537452049E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty feet is approximately thirty-one thousand six hundred ninety-nine point two centimeters:

1040 ft ≅ 31699.2 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one thousand forty feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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