Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to centimeters is 100, which means that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters:

1 m = 100 cm

To convert 42.4 meters into centimeters we have to multiply 42.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 100 cm

42.4 m → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 42.4 m × 100 cm

L_(cm) = 4240 cm

The final result is:

42.4 m → 4240 cm

We conclude that 42.4 meters is equivalent to 4240 centimeters:

42.4 meters = 4240 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00023584905660377 × 42.4 meters.

Another way is saying that 42.4 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023584905660377 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

42.4 m ≅ 4240 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times forty-two point four meters.

Conversion table

meters to centimeters chart

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