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 520 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 520 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

520 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 520 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 5.2 m

The final result is:

520 cm → 5.2 m

We conclude that 520 centimeters is equivalent to 5.2 meters:

520 centimeters = 5.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.19230769230769 × 520 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 520 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19230769230769 meters.

Approximate result

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

520 cm ≅ 5.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one nine two times five hundred twenty 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