Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 72 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

72 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 72 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 28.346456692913 in

The final result is:

72 cm → 28.346456692913 in

We conclude that 72 centimeters is equivalent to 28.346456692913 inches:

72 centimeters = 28.346456692913 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.035277777777778 × 72 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 72 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.035277777777778 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two centimeters is approximately twenty-eight point three four six inches:

72 cm ≅ 28.346 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero three five times seventy-two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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