Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to centimeters is 100, which means that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters:

1 m = 100 cm

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

1 m → 100 cm

120 m → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 120 m × 100 cm

L_(cm) = 12000 cm

The final result is:

120 m → 12000 cm

We conclude that 120 meters is equivalent to 12000 centimeters:

120 meters = 12000 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-5 × 120 meters.

Another way is saying that 120 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

120 m ≅ 12000 cm

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

Conversion table

meters to centimeters chart

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