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 17.2 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 17.2 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

17.2 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 17.2 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 0.172 m

The final result is:

17.2 cm → 0.172 m

We conclude that 17.2 centimeters is equivalent to 0.172 meters:

17.2 centimeters = 0.172 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 5.8139534883721 × 17.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 17.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8139534883721 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point two centimeters is approximately zero point one seven two meters:

17.2 cm ≅ 0.172 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately five point eight one four times seventeen point two 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