Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 1493 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 1493 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

1493 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1493 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 48.982939632546 ft

The final result is:

1493 cm → 48.982939632546 ft

We conclude that 1493 centimeters is equivalent to 48.982939632546 feet:

1493 centimeters = 48.982939632546 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.020415271265908 × 1493 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1493 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020415271265908 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred ninety-three centimeters is approximately forty-eight point nine eight three feet:

1493 cm ≅ 48.983 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero two times one thousand four hundred ninety-three centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

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