Unit Converter
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 4242 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 4242 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
4242 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 4242 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 424200000 cm
The final result is:
4242 km → 424200000 cm
We conclude that 4242 kilometers is equivalent to 424200000 centimeters:
4242 kilometers = 424200000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.3573785950024E-9 × 4242 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 4242 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3573785950024E-9 centimeters.
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 kilometers is approximately four hundred twenty-four million two hundred thousand centimeters:
4242 km ≅ 424200000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred 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) |
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4243 kilometers | 424300000 centimeters |
4244 kilometers | 424400000 centimeters |
4245 kilometers | 424500000 centimeters |
4246 kilometers | 424600000 centimeters |
4247 kilometers | 424700000 centimeters |
4248 kilometers | 424800000 centimeters |
4249 kilometers | 424900000 centimeters |
4250 kilometers | 425000000 centimeters |
4251 kilometers | 425100000 centimeters |
4252 kilometers | 425200000 centimeters |