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 1704 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 1704 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

1704 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1704 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 17.04 m

The final result is:

1704 cm → 17.04 m

We conclude that 1704 centimeters is equivalent to 17.04 meters:

1704 centimeters = 17.04 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.05868544600939 × 1704 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1704 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.05868544600939 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 four centimeters is approximately seventeen point zero four meters:

1704 cm ≅ 17.04 m

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