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 6422 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 6422 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

6422 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 6422 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 642200000 cm

The final result is:

6422 km → 642200000 cm

We conclude that 6422 kilometers is equivalent to 642200000 centimeters:

6422 kilometers = 642200000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.5571473061352E-9 × 6422 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 6422 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.5571473061352E-9 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

6422 km ≅ 642200000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times six thousand four hundred twenty-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