Convert km to cm

How to convert kilometers to centimeters?

Any physical quantity can be written as:

Q = nu , where n= numerical value and u = unit used

We know that:

1 km = 100000 cm

1 cm = 0.00001 km

So, You can easily convert your quantity in km to cm by simply multiply it by 100000

Hence, general formula to convert km to cm:

p(cm) = 100000 × p(km), where p is the numerical value

For example:

Convert 8 km to cm

8 km = 8 × 100000 cm = 800000 cm

kilometers to centimeters conversion table

About Kilometer (km)

Name of unit: Kilometre

Abbreviation: km

Unit system: metric system

Definition: Kilometre is the metric unit of length used to measure the length of very large objects or distances. In SI units, the fundamental unit of length is the metre and 'kilo' is the Greek word refers to the prefix of the metre which is equal to thousand i.e 1000 ( 1 Km = 1000m ).

Uses: Kilometre is the larger unit of length is used to measure the lenght of roads , height of big buildings etc. It is also used in various fields like physics, chemistry , medicines, mathematics etc for large measurements.

Countries that use km: Kilometre is the metric unit of length, so it is used by all other countries around the world except the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

Centimetre (cm)

Name of unit: centimetre

Abbreviation: cm

Unit system: Centi-Gram-Second (CGS)

Definition: Cm ( centimetre ) is the metric unit of length widely used internationally to measure the length of objects or distances in everyday life. In SI units, the fundamental unit of length is the metre and 'centi' refers to the prefix of the metre which is equal to 0.01 (1 cm = 0.01 m). Thus , we can say that a centimetre is one hundreth of a metre. While cm is used in both SI (International System of Units) and CGS (Centi-Gram-Second) units of length , it is not officially recognized as part of the SI system of units.

Uses: centimetres are used in everyday life for measuring distances , heights of various objects and by professionals in fields like science, mathematics, architecture and construction for accurate measurements.

Countries that use CM: All other countries around the world, except the US, Liberia and Myanmar uses the metric system.