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 4960 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 4960 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

4960 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 4960 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 496000000 cm

The final result is:

4960 km → 496000000 cm

We conclude that 4960 kilometers is equivalent to 496000000 centimeters:

4960 kilometers = 496000000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.0161290322581E-9 × 4960 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 4960 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0161290322581E-9 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand nine hundred sixty kilometers is approximately four hundred ninety-six million centimeters:

4960 km ≅ 496000000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four thousand nine hundred sixty 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