Unit Converter
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 580 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 580 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
580 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 580 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 5.8 m
The final result is:
580 cm → 5.8 m
We conclude that 580 centimeters is equivalent to 5.8 meters:
580 centimeters = 5.8 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.17241379310345 × 580 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 580 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17241379310345 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eighty centimeters is approximately five point eight meters:
580 cm ≅ 5.8 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one seven two times five hundred eighty 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
centimeters (cm) | meters (m) |
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581 centimeters | 5.81 meters |
582 centimeters | 5.82 meters |
583 centimeters | 5.83 meters |
584 centimeters | 5.84 meters |
585 centimeters | 5.85 meters |
586 centimeters | 5.86 meters |
587 centimeters | 5.87 meters |
588 centimeters | 5.88 meters |
589 centimeters | 5.89 meters |
590 centimeters | 5.9 meters |