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 4.8 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 4.8 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
4.8 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 4.8 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 480000 cm
The final result is:
4.8 km → 480000 cm
We conclude that 4.8 kilometers is equivalent to 480000 centimeters:
4.8 kilometers = 480000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.0833333333333E-6 × 4.8 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 4.8 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0833333333333E-6 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point eight kilometers is approximately four hundred eighty thousand centimeters:
4.8 km ≅ 480000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four point 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
kilometers (km) | centimeters (cm) |
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5.8 kilometers | 580000 centimeters |
6.8 kilometers | 680000 centimeters |
7.8 kilometers | 780000 centimeters |
8.8 kilometers | 880000 centimeters |
9.8 kilometers | 980000 centimeters |
10.8 kilometers | 1080000 centimeters |
11.8 kilometers | 1180000 centimeters |
12.8 kilometers | 1280000 centimeters |
13.8 kilometers | 1380000 centimeters |
14.8 kilometers | 1480000 centimeters |