Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to kilometers is 1.0E-5, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.0E-5 kilometers:
1 cm = 1.0E-5 km
To convert 55 centimeters into kilometers we have to multiply 55 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 1.0E-5 km
55 cm → L(km)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:
L(km) = 55 cm × 1.0E-5 km
L(km) = 0.00055 km
The final result is:
55 cm → 0.00055 km
We conclude that 55 centimeters is equivalent to 0.00055 kilometers:
55 centimeters = 0.00055 kilometers
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1818.1818181818 × 55 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 55 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1818.1818181818 kilometers.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five centimeters is approximately zero point zero zero one kilometers:
55 cm ≅ 0.001 km
An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one thousand eight hundred eighteen point one eight two times fifty-five centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to kilometers chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to kilometers
centimeters (cm) | kilometers (km) |
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56 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
57 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
58 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
59 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
60 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
61 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
62 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
63 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
64 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |
65 centimeters | 0.001 kilometers |