Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 420 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 420 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

420 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 420 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 13.779527559055 ft

The final result is:

420 cm → 13.779527559055 ft

We conclude that 420 centimeters is equivalent to 13.779527559055 feet:

420 centimeters = 13.779527559055 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.072571428571429 × 420 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 420 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.072571428571429 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred twenty centimeters is approximately thirteen point seven eight feet:

420 cm ≅ 13.78 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero seven three times four hundred twenty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

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