Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to kilometers is 1.0E-5, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.0E-5 kilometers:
1 cm = 1.0E-5 km
To convert 488.9 centimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 488.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 1.0E-5 km
488.9 cm → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 488.9 cm × 1.0E-5 km
L(km) = 0.004889 km
The final result is:
488.9 cm → 0.004889 km
We conclude that 488.9 centimeters is equivalent to 0.004889 kilometers:
488.9 centimeters = 0.004889 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 204.54080589078 × 488.9 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 488.9 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 204.54080589078 kilometers.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight point nine centimeters is approximately zero point zero zero five kilometers:
488.9 cm ≅ 0.005 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two hundred four point five four one times four hundred eighty-eight point nine centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to kilometers chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to kilometers
centimeters (cm) | kilometers (km) |
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489.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
490.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
491.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
492.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
493.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
494.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
495.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
496.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
497.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |
498.9 centimeters | 0.005 kilometers |