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 3977 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 3977 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

3977 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 3977 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 397700000 cm

The final result is:

3977 km → 397700000 cm

We conclude that 3977 kilometers is equivalent to 397700000 centimeters:

3977 kilometers = 397700000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.5144581342721E-9 × 3977 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 3977 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5144581342721E-9 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

3977 km ≅ 397700000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times three thousand nine hundred seventy-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