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 480 kilometers into centimeters we have to multiply 480 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
480 km → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 480 km × 100000 cm
L(cm) = 48000000 cm
The final result is:
480 km → 48000000 cm
We conclude that 480 kilometers is equivalent to 48000000 centimeters:
480 kilometers = 48000000 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 2.0833333333333E-8 × 480 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 480 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0833333333333E-8 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty kilometers is approximately forty-eight million centimeters:
480 km ≅ 48000000 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred eighty 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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481 kilometers | 48100000 centimeters |
482 kilometers | 48200000 centimeters |
483 kilometers | 48300000 centimeters |
484 kilometers | 48400000 centimeters |
485 kilometers | 48500000 centimeters |
486 kilometers | 48600000 centimeters |
487 kilometers | 48700000 centimeters |
488 kilometers | 48800000 centimeters |
489 kilometers | 48900000 centimeters |
490 kilometers | 49000000 centimeters |