Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to yards is 0.010936132983377, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.010936132983377 yards:

1 cm = 0.010936132983377 yd

To convert 1520 centimeters into yards we have to multiply 1520 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.010936132983377 yd

1520 cm → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1520 cm × 0.010936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 16.622922134733 yd

The final result is:

1520 cm → 16.622922134733 yd

We conclude that 1520 centimeters is equivalent to 16.622922134733 yards:

1520 centimeters = 16.622922134733 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.060157894736842 × 1520 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1520 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060157894736842 yards.

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 sixteen point six two three yards:

1520 cm ≅ 16.623 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero six times one thousand five hundred twenty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to yards chart

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