Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to centimeters is 100000, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 100000 centimeters:

1 km = 100000 cm

To convert 5485 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 5485 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 100000 cm

5485 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 5485 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 548500000 cm

The final result is:

5485 km → 548500000 cm

We conclude that 5485 kilometers is equivalent to 548500000 centimeters:

5485 kilometers = 548500000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.8231540565178E-9 × 5485 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 5485 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8231540565178E-9 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand four hundred eighty-five kilometers is approximately five hundred forty-eight million five hundred thousand centimeters:

5485 km ≅ 548500000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times five thousand four hundred eighty-five kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to centimeters chart

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