Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:

1 cm = 0.01 m

To convert 560 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 560 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.01 m

560 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 560 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 5.6 m

The final result is:

560 cm → 5.6 m

We conclude that 560 centimeters is equivalent to 5.6 meters:

560 centimeters = 5.6 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.17857142857143 × 560 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 560 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17857142857143 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred sixty centimeters is approximately five point six meters:

560 cm ≅ 5.6 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one seven nine times five hundred sixty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to meters chart

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