Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to feet is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet:

1 m = 3.2808398950131 ft

To convert 1720 meters into feet we have to multiply 1720 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 3.2808398950131 ft

1720 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1720 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5643.0446194226 ft

The final result is:

1720 m → 5643.0446194226 ft

We conclude that 1720 meters is equivalent to 5643.0446194226 feet:

1720 meters = 5643.0446194226 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00017720930232558 × 1720 meters.

Another way is saying that 1720 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017720930232558 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred twenty meters is approximately five thousand six hundred forty-three point zero four five feet:

1720 m ≅ 5643.045 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one thousand seven hundred twenty meters.

Conversion table

meters to feet chart

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