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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to centimeters is 100000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 100000 centimeters:

1 km = 100000 cm

To convert 120 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 100000 cm

120 km → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 120 km × 100000 cm

L(cm) = 12000000 cm

The final result is:

120 km → 12000000 cm

We conclude that 120 kilometers is equivalent to 12000000 centimeters:

120 kilometers = 12000000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 8.3333333333333E-8 × 120 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 120 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333E-8 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty kilometers is approximately twelve million centimeters:

120 km ≅ 12000000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one hundred twenty kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to centimeters chart

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

kilometers (km) centimeters (cm)
121 kilometers 12100000 centimeters
122 kilometers 12200000 centimeters
123 kilometers 12300000 centimeters
124 kilometers 12400000 centimeters
125 kilometers 12500000 centimeters
126 kilometers 12600000 centimeters
127 kilometers 12700000 centimeters
128 kilometers 12800000 centimeters
129 kilometers 12900000 centimeters
130 kilometers 13000000 centimeters