Unit Converter
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 meters into centimeters we have to multiply 42 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 m → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 42 m × 100 cm
L(cm) = 4200 cm
The final result is:
42 m → 4200 cm
We conclude that 42 meters is equivalent to 4200 centimeters:
42 meters = 4200 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00023809523809524 × 42 meters.
Another way is saying that 42 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023809523809524 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two meters is approximately four thousand two hundred centimeters:
42 m ≅ 4200 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times forty-two 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
meters (m) | centimeters (cm) |
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43 meters | 4300 centimeters |
44 meters | 4400 centimeters |
45 meters | 4500 centimeters |
46 meters | 4600 centimeters |
47 meters | 4700 centimeters |
48 meters | 4800 centimeters |
49 meters | 4900 centimeters |
50 meters | 5000 centimeters |
51 meters | 5100 centimeters |
52 meters | 5200 centimeters |