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 1642 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 1642 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

1642 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1642 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 50048.16 cm

The final result is:

1642 ft → 50048.16 cm

We conclude that 1642 feet is equivalent to 50048.16 centimeters:

1642 feet = 50048.16 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.998075453723E-5 × 1642 feet.

Another way is saying that 1642 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.998075453723E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1642 ft ≅ 50048.16 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times one thousand six hundred forty-two 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