Unit Converter
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 1242 centimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 1242 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
1242 cm → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 1242 cm × 1.0E-5 km
L(km) = 0.01242 km
The final result is:
1242 cm → 0.01242 km
We conclude that 1242 centimeters is equivalent to 0.01242 kilometers:
1242 centimeters = 0.01242 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 80.515297906602 × 1242 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 1242 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 80.515297906602 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 forty-two centimeters is approximately zero point zero one two kilometers:
1242 cm ≅ 0.012 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately eighty point five one five times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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
centimeters (cm) | kilometers (km) |
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1243 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1244 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1245 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1246 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1247 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1248 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1249 centimeters | 0.012 kilometers |
1250 centimeters | 0.013 kilometers |
1251 centimeters | 0.013 kilometers |
1252 centimeters | 0.013 kilometers |