Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

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

1 ft → 30.48 cm

520 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 520 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 15849.6 cm

The final result is:

520 ft → 15849.6 cm

We conclude that 520 feet is equivalent to 15849.6 centimeters:

520 feet = 15849.6 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 6.3093074904099E-5 × 520 feet.

Another way is saying that 520 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.3093074904099E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred twenty feet is approximately fifteen thousand eight hundred forty-nine point six centimeters:

520 ft ≅ 15849.6 cm

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

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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