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 397 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 397 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

397 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 397 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 13.024934383202 ft

The final result is:

397 cm → 13.024934383202 ft

We conclude that 397 centimeters is equivalent to 13.024934383202 feet:

397 centimeters = 13.024934383202 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.076775818639798 × 397 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 397 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.076775818639798 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-seven centimeters is approximately thirteen point zero two five feet:

397 cm ≅ 13.025 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero seven seven times three hundred ninety-seven 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