Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to centimeters is 100000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 100000 centimeters:

1 km = 100000 cm

To convert 388 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 388 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 100000 cm

388 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 388 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 38800000 cm

The final result is:

388 km → 38800000 cm

We conclude that 388 kilometers is equivalent to 38800000 centimeters:

388 kilometers = 38800000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.5773195876289E-8 × 388 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 388 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5773195876289E-8 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred eighty-eight kilometers is approximately thirty-eight million eight hundred thousand centimeters:

388 km ≅ 38800000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times three hundred eighty-eight kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to centimeters chart

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