Converting lengths

Kilometer (km) to Centimeter (cm)

Units of length ﹣ Converter Kilometer to Centimeter

Here you can convert the Unit of length Kilometer into the unit Centimeter and vice versa you can convert Centimeter into Kilometer. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., km to cm or cm to km. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Unit of length.

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Info about "Kilometer"

The unit kilometer belongs to the metric system and is derived from the basic unit meter. Here, 1 kilometer can be converted into 1,000 meters or 1 meter is equivalent to 0.001 kilometers. The kilometer belongs to the International System of Units (SI).

In most parts of the world today, kilometers is the measuring unit used to express distances between geographical locations in the countryside. The United States and the United Kingdom are exceptions to this practice, where miles are used as a measuring unit.

Info about "Centimeter"

The unit centimeter, which is part of the metric system, is derived from the basic unit meter. 1 centimeter is equivalent to 0.01 meter, or 1 meter is equivalent to 100 centimeters. The prefix "Centi-" in centimeters stands for one hundredth of the basic unit. The centimeter belongs to the International System of Units (SI).

Basis for conversion Kilometer (km) to Centimeter (cm) and vice versa

The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Kilometer" is km. The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Centimeter" is cm.

Formula for the conversion of Kilometer (km) to Centimeter (cm) and vice versa

The calculation from Kilometer to Centimeter shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Kilometer to Centimeter 

Determine the number of Centimeter from Kilometer

Kilometer × 100000


Formula for the conversion of Centimeter (cm) to Kilometer (km)

The calculation from Centimeter to Kilometer shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Centimeter to Kilometer 

Determine the number of Kilometer from Centimeter

Centimeter × 0


Overview table : How many Kilometer are in a Centimeter ?

Kilometer km ⇒ Centimeter cm
0.01 km  are  1 000 cm
0.02 km  are  2 000 cm
0.03 km  are  3 000 cm
0.04 km  are  4 000 cm
0.05 km  are  5 000 cm
0.06 km  are  6 000 cm
0.07 km  are  7 000 cm
0.08 km  are  8 000 cm
0.09 km  are  9 000 cm
0.10 km  are  10 000 cm
0.20 km  are  20 000 cm
0.30 km  are  30 000 cm
0.40 km  are  40 000 cm
0.50 km  are  50 000 cm
0.60 km  are  60 000 cm
0.70 km  are  70 000 cm
0.80 km  are  80 000 cm
0.90 km  are  90 000 cm
1 km  corresponds to  100 000 cm
2 km  are  200 000 cm
3 km  are  300 000 cm
4 km  are  400 000 cm
5 km  are  500 000 cm
6 km  are  600 000 cm
7 km  are  700 000 cm
8 km  are  800 000 cm
9 km  are  900 000 cm
10 km  are  1 000 000 cm
20 km  are  2 000 000 cm
30 km  are  3 000 000 cm
40 km  are  4 000 000 cm
50 km  are  5 000 000 cm
60 km  are  6 000 000 cm
70 km  are  7 000 000 cm
80 km  are  8 000 000 cm
90 km  are  9 000 000 cm
100 km  are  10 000 000 cm
200 km  are  20 000 000 cm
300 km  are  30 000 000 cm
400 km  are  40 000 000 cm
500 km  are  50 000 000 cm
600 km  are  60 000 000 cm
700 km  are  70 000 000 cm
800 km  are  80 000 000 cm
900 km  are  90 000 000 cm
1 000 km  are  100 000 000 cm

Overview table : How many Centimeter are in a Kilometer ?

Centimeter cm ⇒ Kilometer km

Source information

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Last update on February 19, 2023

The pages of the 'Units of length' category were last editorially reviewed by Stefan Banse on February 19, 2023. They all correspond to the current status.

Previous changes on October 21, 2021

  • November 5, 2020: Publication of the Length converter
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