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 516 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 516 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

516 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 516 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.929133858268 ft

The final result is:

516 cm → 16.929133858268 ft

We conclude that 516 centimeters is equivalent to 16.929133858268 feet:

516 centimeters = 16.929133858268 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.05906976744186 × 516 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 516 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.05906976744186 feet.

Approximate result

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

516 cm ≅ 16.929 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero five nine times five hundred sixteen 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