Unit Converter
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 997.2 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 997.2 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
997.2 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 997.2 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 99720000 cm
The final result is:
997.2 km → 99720000 cm
We conclude that 997.2 kilometers is equivalent to 99720000 centimeters:
997.2 kilometers = 99720000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 1.0028078620136E-8 × 997.2 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 997.2 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0028078620136E-8 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred ninety-seven point two kilometers is approximately ninety-nine million seven hundred twenty thousand centimeters:
997.2 km ≅ 99720000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times nine hundred ninety-seven point 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
kilometers (km) | centimeters (cm) |
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998.2 kilometers | 99820000 centimeters |
999.2 kilometers | 99920000 centimeters |
1000.2 kilometers | 100020000 centimeters |
1001.2 kilometers | 100120000 centimeters |
1002.2 kilometers | 100220000 centimeters |
1003.2 kilometers | 100320000 centimeters |
1004.2 kilometers | 100420000 centimeters |
1005.2 kilometers | 100520000 centimeters |
1006.2 kilometers | 100620000 centimeters |
1007.2 kilometers | 100720000 centimeters |