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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 472 meters into centimeters we have to multiply 472 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

472 m → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 472 m × 100 cm

L(cm) = 47200 cm

The final result is:

472 m → 47200 cm

We conclude that 472 meters is equivalent to 47200 centimeters:

472 meters = 47200 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.1186440677966E-5 × 472 meters.

Another way is saying that 472 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1186440677966E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

472 m ≅ 47200 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred seventy-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)
473 meters 47300 centimeters
474 meters 47400 centimeters
475 meters 47500 centimeters
476 meters 47600 centimeters
477 meters 47700 centimeters
478 meters 47800 centimeters
479 meters 47900 centimeters
480 meters 48000 centimeters
481 meters 48100 centimeters
482 meters 48200 centimeters