Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to kilometers is 1.0E-5, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.0E-5 kilometers:
1 cm = 1.0E-5 km
To convert 42 centimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 1.0E-5 km
42 cm → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 42 cm × 1.0E-5 km
L(km) = 0.00042 km
The final result is:
42 cm → 0.00042 km
We conclude that 42 centimeters is equivalent to 0.00042 kilometers:
42 centimeters = 0.00042 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2380.9523809524 × 42 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 42 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2380.9523809524 kilometers.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two centimeters is approximately zero kilometers:
42 cm ≅ 0 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two thousand three hundred eighty point nine five two times forty-two centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to kilometers chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to kilometers
centimeters (cm) | kilometers (km) |
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43 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
44 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
45 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
46 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
47 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
48 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
49 centimeters | 0 kilometers |
50 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
51 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
52 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |