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 872 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 872 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

872 km → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 872 km × 100000 cm

L_(cm) = 87200000 cm

The final result is:

872 km → 87200000 cm

We conclude that 872 kilometers is equivalent to 87200000 centimeters:

872 kilometers = 87200000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.1467889908257E-8 × 872 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 872 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1467889908257E-8 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred seventy-two kilometers is approximately eighty-seven million two hundred thousand centimeters:

872 km ≅ 87200000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times eight hundred seventy-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