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 170 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 170 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

170 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 170 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 1.7 m

The final result is:

170 cm → 1.7 m

We conclude that 170 centimeters is equivalent to 1.7 meters:

170 centimeters = 1.7 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.58823529411765 × 170 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 170 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58823529411765 meters.

Approximate result

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

170 cm ≅ 1.7 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point five eight eight times one hundred seventy 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