Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

To convert 8742 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 8742 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 30.48 cm

8742 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 8742 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 266456.16 cm

The final result is:

8742 ft → 266456.16 cm

We conclude that 8742 feet is equivalent to 266456.16 centimeters:

8742 feet = 266456.16 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 3.7529625886675E-6 × 8742 feet.

Another way is saying that 8742 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 3.7529625886675E-6 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

8742 ft ≅ 266456.16 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred forty-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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