500 centimeters in feet

Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 500 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

500 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 500 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.404199475066 ft

The final result is:

500 cm → 16.404199475066 ft

We conclude that 500 centimeters is equivalent to 16.404199475066 feet:

500 centimeters = 16.404199475066 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.06096 × 500 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 500 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.06096 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred centimeters is approximately sixteen point four zero four feet:

500 cm ≅ 16.404 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six one times five hundred centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to feet