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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 9.8 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 9.8 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

9.8 km → L(cm)

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

L(cm) = 9.8 km × 100000 cm

L(cm) = 980000 cm

The final result is:

9.8 km → 980000 cm

We conclude that 9.8 kilometers is equivalent to 980000 centimeters:

9.8 kilometers = 980000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.0204081632653E-6 × 9.8 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 9.8 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0204081632653E-6 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine point eight kilometers is approximately nine hundred eighty thousand centimeters:

9.8 km ≅ 980000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times nine point eight 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

kilometers (km) centimeters (cm)
10.8 kilometers 1080000 centimeters
11.8 kilometers 1180000 centimeters
12.8 kilometers 1280000 centimeters
13.8 kilometers 1380000 centimeters
14.8 kilometers 1480000 centimeters
15.8 kilometers 1580000 centimeters
16.8 kilometers 1680000 centimeters
17.8 kilometers 1780000 centimeters
18.8 kilometers 1880000 centimeters
19.8 kilometers 1980000 centimeters