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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 15 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 15 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

15 km → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 15 km × 100000 cm

L(cm) = 1500000 cm

The final result is:

15 km → 1500000 cm

We conclude that 15 kilometers is equivalent to 1500000 centimeters:

15 kilometers = 1500000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 6.6666666666667E-7 × 15 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 15 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 6.6666666666667E-7 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

15 km ≅ 1500000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times fifteen 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)
16 kilometers 1600000 centimeters
17 kilometers 1700000 centimeters
18 kilometers 1800000 centimeters
19 kilometers 1900000 centimeters
20 kilometers 2000000 centimeters
21 kilometers 2100000 centimeters
22 kilometers 2200000 centimeters
23 kilometers 2300000 centimeters
24 kilometers 2400000 centimeters
25 kilometers 2500000 centimeters