Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

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

1 ft → 30.48 cm

500 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 500 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 15240 cm

The final result is:

500 ft → 15240 cm

We conclude that 500 feet is equivalent to 15240 centimeters:

500 feet = 15240 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 6.5616797900262E-5 × 500 feet.

Another way is saying that 500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.5616797900262E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred feet is approximately fifteen thousand two hundred forty centimeters:

500 ft ≅ 15240 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times five hundred feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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