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 172 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 172 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

172 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 172 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 1.72 m

The final result is:

172 cm → 1.72 m

We conclude that 172 centimeters is equivalent to 1.72 meters:

172 centimeters = 1.72 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.58139534883721 × 172 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 172 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58139534883721 meters.

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 one point seven two meters:

172 cm ≅ 1.72 m

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