Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 40 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 40 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

40 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 40 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 15.748031496063 in

The final result is:

40 cm → 15.748031496063 in

We conclude that 40 centimeters is equivalent to 15.748031496063 inches:

40 centimeters = 15.748031496063 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0635 × 40 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 40 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0635 inches.

Approximate result

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

40 cm ≅ 15.748 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero six four times forty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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