Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

To convert 1500 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 1500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 30.48 cm

1500 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1500 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 45720 cm

The final result is:

1500 ft → 45720 cm

We conclude that 1500 feet is equivalent to 45720 centimeters:

1500 feet = 45720 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.1872265966754E-5 × 1500 feet.

Another way is saying that 1500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1872265966754E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand five hundred feet is approximately forty-five thousand seven hundred twenty centimeters:

1500 ft ≅ 45720 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one thousand five hundred feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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