How to convert Centimeter to Kilometer
A centimetre or centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units.The kilometre or kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres. It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the road network of the United Kingdom where the statute mile is the official unit used.
Formula
Use the following method to convert a centimeter into a kilometer unit:
One centimeter equals to 1/100,000 kilometer.
10 cm = 10 * ( 1 / 100,000 = 0.00001 ) km = 0.0001 km
Examples:
| Centimeter | Kilometer |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00001 |
| 2 | 0.00002 |
| 3 | 0.00003 |
| 4 | 0.00004 |
| 5 | 0.00005 |
| 10 | 0.0001 |
| 25 | 0.00025 |
| 50 | 0.0005 |
| 100 | 0.001 |
| 250 | 0.0025 |
| 500 | 0.005 |
| 1000 | 0.01 |