Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:

1 cm = 0.01 m

To convert 40.4 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 40.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.01 m

40.4 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 40.4 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 0.404 m

The final result is:

40.4 cm → 0.404 m

We conclude that 40.4 centimeters is equivalent to 0.404 meters:

40.4 centimeters = 0.404 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 2.4752475247525 × 40.4 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 40.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.4752475247525 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty point four centimeters is approximately zero point four zero four meters:

40.4 cm ≅ 0.404 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately two point four seven five times forty point four centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to meters chart

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