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 1420 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 1420 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

1420 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1420 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 14.2 m

The final result is:

1420 cm → 14.2 m

We conclude that 1420 centimeters is equivalent to 14.2 meters:

1420 centimeters = 14.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.070422535211268 × 1420 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1420 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.070422535211268 meters.

Approximate result

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

1420 cm ≅ 14.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero seven times one thousand four hundred twenty 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