Unit Converter
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 642 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 642 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
642 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 642 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 64200000 cm
The final result is:
642 km → 64200000 cm
We conclude that 642 kilometers is equivalent to 64200000 centimeters:
642 kilometers = 64200000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.5576323987539E-8 × 642 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 642 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.5576323987539E-8 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred forty-two kilometers is approximately sixty-four million two hundred thousand centimeters:
642 km ≅ 64200000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times six hundred forty-two 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
kilometers (km) | centimeters (cm) |
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643 kilometers | 64300000 centimeters |
644 kilometers | 64400000 centimeters |
645 kilometers | 64500000 centimeters |
646 kilometers | 64600000 centimeters |
647 kilometers | 64700000 centimeters |
648 kilometers | 64800000 centimeters |
649 kilometers | 64900000 centimeters |
650 kilometers | 65000000 centimeters |
651 kilometers | 65100000 centimeters |
652 kilometers | 65200000 centimeters |