Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:

1 cm = 0.01 m

To convert 140 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 140 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.01 m

140 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 140 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 1.4 m

The final result is:

140 cm → 1.4 m

We conclude that 140 centimeters is equivalent to 1.4 meters:

140 centimeters = 1.4 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.71428571428571 × 140 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 140 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.71428571428571 meters.

Approximate result

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

140 cm ≅ 1.4 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point seven one four times one hundred forty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to meters chart

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