Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to kilometers is 1.0E-5, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.0E-5 kilometers:

1 cm = 1.0E-5 km

To convert 1230 centimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1230 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 1.0E-5 km

1230 cm → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1230 cm × 1.0E-5 km

L_(km) = 0.0123 km

The final result is:

1230 cm → 0.0123 km

We conclude that 1230 centimeters is equivalent to 0.0123 kilometers:

1230 centimeters = 0.0123 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 81.30081300813 × 1230 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1230 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 81.30081300813 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1230 cm ≅ 0.012 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eighty-one point three zero one times one thousand two hundred thirty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to kilometers chart

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