Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:

1 cm = 0.01 m

To convert 117 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 117 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.01 m

117 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 117 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 1.17 m

The final result is:

117 cm → 1.17 m

We conclude that 117 centimeters is equivalent to 1.17 meters:

117 centimeters = 1.17 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.85470085470085 × 117 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 117 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.85470085470085 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventeen centimeters is approximately one point one seven meters:

117 cm ≅ 1.17 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point eight five five times one hundred seventeen centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to meters chart

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