Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 520 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 520 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

520 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 520 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 5200 cm

The final result is:

520 dm → 5200 cm

We conclude that 520 decimeters is equivalent to 5200 centimeters:

520 decimeters = 5200 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00019230769230769 × 520 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 520 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019230769230769 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

520 dm ≅ 5200 cm

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

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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