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 1520 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 1520 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

1520 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1520 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 15.2 m

The final result is:

1520 cm → 15.2 m

We conclude that 1520 centimeters is equivalent to 15.2 meters:

1520 centimeters = 15.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.065789473684211 × 1520 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1520 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.065789473684211 meters.

Approximate result

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

1520 cm ≅ 15.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero six six times one thousand five 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