Unit Converter
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 397 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 397 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
397 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 397 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 39700000 cm
The final result is:
397 km → 39700000 cm
We conclude that 397 kilometers is equivalent to 39700000 centimeters:
397 kilometers = 39700000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.5188916876574E-8 × 397 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 397 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5188916876574E-8 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-seven kilometers is approximately thirty-nine million seven hundred thousand centimeters:
397 km ≅ 39700000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times three hundred ninety-seven 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
kilometers (km) | centimeters (cm) |
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398 kilometers | 39800000 centimeters |
399 kilometers | 39900000 centimeters |
400 kilometers | 40000000 centimeters |
401 kilometers | 40100000 centimeters |
402 kilometers | 40200000 centimeters |
403 kilometers | 40300000 centimeters |
404 kilometers | 40400000 centimeters |
405 kilometers | 40500000 centimeters |
406 kilometers | 40600000 centimeters |
407 kilometers | 40700000 centimeters |