Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 142 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 142 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

142 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 142 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 55.905511811024 in

The final result is:

142 cm → 55.905511811024 in

We conclude that 142 centimeters is equivalent to 55.905511811024 inches:

142 centimeters = 55.905511811024 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.017887323943662 × 142 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 142 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.017887323943662 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two centimeters is approximately fifty-five point nine zero six inches:

142 cm ≅ 55.906 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero one eight times one hundred forty-two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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