Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:

1 cm = 0.01 m

To convert 518 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 518 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.01 m

518 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 518 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 5.18 m

The final result is:

518 cm → 5.18 m

We conclude that 518 centimeters is equivalent to 5.18 meters:

518 centimeters = 5.18 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.19305019305019 × 518 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 518 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19305019305019 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eighteen centimeters is approximately five point one eight meters:

518 cm ≅ 5.18 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one nine three times five hundred eighteen centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to meters chart

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