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 179 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 179 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

179 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 179 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.8727034120735 ft

The final result is:

179 cm → 5.8727034120735 ft

We conclude that 179 centimeters is equivalent to 5.8727034120735 feet:

179 centimeters = 5.8727034120735 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.17027932960894 × 179 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 179 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17027932960894 feet.

Approximate result

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

179 cm ≅ 5.873 ft

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