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 157.2 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 157.2 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

157.2 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 157.2 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.1574803149606 ft

The final result is:

157.2 cm → 5.1574803149606 ft

We conclude that 157.2 centimeters is equivalent to 5.1574803149606 feet:

157.2 centimeters = 5.1574803149606 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.19389312977099 × 157.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 157.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19389312977099 feet.

Approximate result

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

157.2 cm ≅ 5.157 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one nine four times one hundred fifty-seven point two 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