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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)
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