Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to inches is 0.39370078740157, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.39370078740157 inches:

1 cm = 0.39370078740157 in

To convert 17 centimeters into inches we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.39370078740157 in

17 cm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 17 cm × 0.39370078740157 in

L_(in) = 6.6929133858268 in

The final result is:

17 cm → 6.6929133858268 in

We conclude that 17 centimeters is equivalent to 6.6929133858268 inches:

17 centimeters = 6.6929133858268 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.14941176470588 × 17 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 17 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14941176470588 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen centimeters is approximately six point six nine three inches:

17 cm ≅ 6.693 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point one four nine times seventeen centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to inches chart

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