Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 4242 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 4242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

4242 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4242 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 1670.0787401575 in

The final result is:

4242 cm → 1670.0787401575 in

We conclude that 4242 centimeters is equivalent to 1670.0787401575 inches:

4242 centimeters = 1670.0787401575 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0005987741631306 × 4242 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 4242 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005987741631306 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two centimeters is approximately one thousand six hundred seventy point zero seven nine inches:

4242 cm ≅ 1670.079 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand two hundred forty-two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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