Unit Converter
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) |
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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 |