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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 42 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 42 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

42 km → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 42 km × 100000 cm

L(cm) = 4200000 cm

The final result is:

42 km → 4200000 cm

We conclude that 42 kilometers is equivalent to 4200000 centimeters:

42 kilometers = 4200000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.3809523809524E-7 × 42 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 42 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3809523809524E-7 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

42 km ≅ 4200000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times forty-two 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)
43 kilometers 4300000 centimeters
44 kilometers 4400000 centimeters
45 kilometers 4500000 centimeters
46 kilometers 4600000 centimeters
47 kilometers 4700000 centimeters
48 kilometers 4800000 centimeters
49 kilometers 4900000 centimeters
50 kilometers 5000000 centimeters
51 kilometers 5100000 centimeters
52 kilometers 5200000 centimeters