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 521 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 521 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

521 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 521 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 17.093175853018 ft

The final result is:

521 cm → 17.093175853018 ft

We conclude that 521 centimeters is equivalent to 17.093175853018 feet:

521 centimeters = 17.093175853018 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.058502879078695 × 521 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 521 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058502879078695 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred twenty-one centimeters is approximately seventeen point zero nine three feet:

521 cm ≅ 17.093 ft

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