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 1200 meters into centimeters we have to multiply 1200 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

1200 m → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1200 m × 100 cm

L_(cm) = 120000 cm

The final result is:

1200 m → 120000 cm

We conclude that 1200 meters is equivalent to 120000 centimeters:

1200 meters = 120000 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-6 × 1200 meters.

Another way is saying that 1200 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3333333333333E-6 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1200 m ≅ 120000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred 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