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 1700 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 1700 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

1700 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1700 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 17 m

The final result is:

1700 cm → 17 m

We conclude that 1700 centimeters is equivalent to 17 meters:

1700 centimeters = 17 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.058823529411765 × 1700 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1700 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058823529411765 meters.

Approximate result

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

1700 cm ≅ 17 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero five nine times one thousand seven hundred 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