Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 16 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 16 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

16 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 16 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 6.2992125984252 in

The final result is:

16 cm → 6.2992125984252 in

We conclude that 16 centimeters is equivalent to 6.2992125984252 inches:

16 centimeters = 6.2992125984252 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.15875 × 16 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 16 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15875 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen centimeters is approximately six point two nine nine inches:

16 cm ≅ 6.299 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point one five nine times sixteen centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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