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 5.9 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 5.9 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

5.9 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 5.9 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 590000 cm

The final result is:

5.9 km → 590000 cm

We conclude that 5.9 kilometers is equivalent to 590000 centimeters:

5.9 kilometers = 590000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.6949152542373E-6 × 5.9 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 5.9 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.6949152542373E-6 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point nine kilometers is approximately five hundred ninety thousand centimeters:

5.9 km ≅ 590000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times five point 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