Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

To convert 4742 feet into inches we have to multiply 4742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 12 in

4742 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4742 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 56904 in

The final result is:

4742 ft → 56904 in

We conclude that 4742 feet is equivalent to 56904 inches:

4742 feet = 56904 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.7573457050471E-5 × 4742 feet.

Another way is saying that 4742 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.7573457050471E-5 inches.

Approximate result

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

4742 ft ≅ 56904 in

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

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

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