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 26 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 26 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

26 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 26 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 10.236220472441 in

The final result is:

26 cm → 10.236220472441 in

We conclude that 26 centimeters is equivalent to 10.236220472441 inches:

26 centimeters = 10.236220472441 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.097692307692308 × 26 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 26 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.097692307692308 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-six centimeters is approximately ten point two three six inches:

26 cm ≅ 10.236 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero nine eight times twenty-six 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