Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 172 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 172 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

172 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 172 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.6430446194226 ft

The final result is:

172 cm → 5.6430446194226 ft

We conclude that 172 centimeters is equivalent to 5.6430446194226 feet:

172 centimeters = 5.6430446194226 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.17720930232558 × 172 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 172 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17720930232558 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-two centimeters is approximately five point six four three feet:

172 cm ≅ 5.643 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one seven seven times one hundred seventy-two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to feet