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 6442 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 6442 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

6442 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 6442 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 644200000 cm

The final result is:

6442 km → 644200000 cm

We conclude that 6442 kilometers is equivalent to 644200000 centimeters:

6442 kilometers = 644200000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.55231294629E-9 × 6442 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 6442 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.55231294629E-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 forty-two kilometers is approximately six hundred forty-four million two hundred thousand centimeters:

6442 km ≅ 644200000 cm

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