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 174.2 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 174.2 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

174.2 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 174.2 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.7152230971129 ft

The final result is:

174.2 cm → 5.7152230971129 ft

We conclude that 174.2 centimeters is equivalent to 5.7152230971129 feet:

174.2 centimeters = 5.7152230971129 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.17497129735936 × 174.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 174.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17497129735936 feet.

Approximate result

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

174.2 cm ≅ 5.715 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one seven five times one hundred seventy-four point 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