Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 179 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 179 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

179 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 179 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 70.472440944882 in

The final result is:

179 cm → 70.472440944882 in

We conclude that 179 centimeters is equivalent to 70.472440944882 inches:

179 centimeters = 70.472440944882 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.014189944134078 × 179 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 179 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014189944134078 inches.

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 seventy point four seven two inches:

179 cm ≅ 70.472 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero one four times one hundred seventy-nine centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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