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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 138 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 138 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

138 km → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 138 km × 100000 cm

L(cm) = 13800000 cm

The final result is:

138 km → 13800000 cm

We conclude that 138 kilometers is equivalent to 13800000 centimeters:

138 kilometers = 13800000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 7.2463768115942E-8 × 138 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 138 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 7.2463768115942E-8 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-eight kilometers is approximately thirteen million eight hundred thousand centimeters:

138 km ≅ 13800000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one hundred thirty-eight 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)
139 kilometers 13900000 centimeters
140 kilometers 14000000 centimeters
141 kilometers 14100000 centimeters
142 kilometers 14200000 centimeters
143 kilometers 14300000 centimeters
144 kilometers 14400000 centimeters
145 kilometers 14500000 centimeters
146 kilometers 14600000 centimeters
147 kilometers 14700000 centimeters
148 kilometers 14800000 centimeters