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 742.1 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 742.1 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

742.1 cm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 742.1 cm × 0.01 m

L_(m) = 7.421 m

The final result is:

742.1 cm → 7.421 m

We conclude that 742.1 centimeters is equivalent to 7.421 meters:

742.1 centimeters = 7.421 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.13475272874276 × 742.1 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 742.1 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13475272874276 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred forty-two point one centimeters is approximately seven point four two one meters:

742.1 cm ≅ 7.421 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one three five times seven hundred forty-two point one 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