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 262 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 262 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

262 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 262 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 8.5958005249344 ft

The final result is:

262 cm → 8.5958005249344 ft

We conclude that 262 centimeters is equivalent to 8.5958005249344 feet:

262 centimeters = 8.5958005249344 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.1163358778626 × 262 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 262 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.1163358778626 feet.

Approximate result

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

262 cm ≅ 8.596 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one one six times two hundred sixty-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