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 502 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 502 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

502 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 502 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.469816272966 ft

The final result is:

502 cm → 16.469816272966 ft

We conclude that 502 centimeters is equivalent to 16.469816272966 feet:

502 centimeters = 16.469816272966 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.060717131474104 × 502 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 502 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060717131474104 feet.

Approximate result

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

502 cm ≅ 16.47 ft

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