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 489 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 489 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
489 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 489 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 48900000 cm
The final result is:
489 km → 48900000 cm
We conclude that 489 kilometers is equivalent to 48900000 centimeters:
489 kilometers = 48900000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.0449897750511E-8 × 489 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 489 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0449897750511E-8 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-nine kilometers is approximately forty-eight million nine hundred thousand centimeters:
489 km ≅ 48900000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred eighty-nine 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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490 kilometers | 49000000 centimeters |
491 kilometers | 49100000 centimeters |
492 kilometers | 49200000 centimeters |
493 kilometers | 49300000 centimeters |
494 kilometers | 49400000 centimeters |
495 kilometers | 49500000 centimeters |
496 kilometers | 49600000 centimeters |
497 kilometers | 49700000 centimeters |
498 kilometers | 49800000 centimeters |
499 kilometers | 49900000 centimeters |