Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to meters is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters:

1 ft = 0.3048 m

To convert 173 feet into meters we have to multiply 173 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.3048 m

173 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 173 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 52.7304 m

The final result is:

173 ft → 52.7304 m

We conclude that 173 feet is equivalent to 52.7304 meters:

173 feet = 52.7304 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.018964392456723 × 173 feet.

Another way is saying that 173 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018964392456723 meters.

Approximate result

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

173 ft ≅ 52.73 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero one nine times one hundred seventy-three feet.

Conversion table

feet to meters chart

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