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Convert cm to feet
Interactive centimeters to feet conversion tool
The cm to feet converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert centimeters to feet. Simply enter the number of centimeters you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in feet.
What is the conversion factor between centimeters and feet?
A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.
The relationship between centimeters and feet is 30.48, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 30.48 centimeters for every foot, and for every centimeter, there are 130.48 feet (0.0328084 ft).
To convert from centimeters to feet, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.
Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.
Because we are converting from centimeter to foot, we will use the first fraction: 1 ft30.48 cm so that centimeters are canceled out. We then multiply the value in centimeters by this fraction to get the result in feet (see example).
Note that cm is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).
You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from cm to ft. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from centimeters to feet is:
Which is bigger, a centimeter or a foot?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a centimeter or an foot. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft
- 0.0328084 foot is smaller than 1 foot.
- 1 centimeter is, therefore, smaller than 1 foot.
- To be more specific, a foot is 30.48 times bigger than a centimeter.
centimeters to feet conversion table
| centimeters | feet | centimeters | feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.0328084 ft | 11 cm | 0.360892 ft |
| 2 cm | 0.0656168 ft | 12 cm | 0.393701 ft |
| 3 cm | 0.0984252 ft | 13 cm | 0.426509 ft |
| 4 cm | 0.131234 ft | 14 cm | 0.459318 ft |
| 5 cm | 0.164042 ft | 15 cm | 0.492126 ft |
| 6 cm | 0.19685 ft | 16 cm | 0.524934 ft |
| 7 cm | 0.229659 ft | 17 cm | 0.557743 ft |
| 8 cm | 0.262467 ft | 18 cm | 0.590551 ft |
| 9 cm | 0.295276 ft | 19 cm | 0.62336 ft |
| 10 cm | 0.328084 ft | 20 cm | 0.656168 ft |
How to convert centimeters to feet?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 47 x 1 = 47
- 856 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 856
Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.
For example, if we want to convert 0.03048 centimeters into feet we multiply 0.03048 cm by the conversion factor of 1 ft30.48 cm
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, centimeters are canceled out and we get the result in feet. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.
Based on this, we can conclude that 0.03048 centimeters are equal to 0.001 feet.
Remember:
- When converting from centimeters to feet, we use 1 ft30.48 cm as a conversion factor.
Practice: centimeters to feet conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between centimeters and feet could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert centimeters to feet, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 27 centimeters to feet?
We multiply 27 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for centimeters to feet
We multiply 27 centimeters by the conversion factor. Having centimeters in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (cm) leaving only feet in the final result.
Answer: There are 0.885827 feet in 27 centimeters
How many feet are in 430 centimeters?
Multiply 430 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (cm) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the centimeters (cm) and leave the feet (ft)
Answer: There are 14.1076 feet in 430 centimeters
feet to centimeters conversion
- 1 ft = 30.48 cm
- To convert from feet to centimeters use our feet to cm converter
centimeters conversion
Convert from Centimeters (cm):
- Centimeters to kilometers (cm to km)
1 cm = 1100000 km = 1e-5 km - Centimeters to meters (cm to m)
1 cm = 1100 m = 0.01 m - Centimeters to millimeters (cm to mm)
1 cm = 10 mm - Centimeters to micrometers (cm to μm)
1 cm = 10000 μm - Centimeters to nanometers (cm to nm)
1 cm = 1e+7 nm - Centimeters to nautical miles (cm to nmi)
1 cm = 1185200 nmi = 5.399568035e-6 nmi - Centimeters to miles (cm to mi)
1 cm = 1160934.4 mi = 6.213711922e-6 mi - Centimeters to yards (cm to yd)
1 cm = 191.44 yd = 0.01093613298 yd - Centimeters to feet (cm to ft)
1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft - Centimeters to inches (cm to in)
1 cm = 12.54 in = 0.3937007874 in
Convert to Centimeters (cm):
- Kilometers to centimeters (km to cm)
1 km = 100000 cm - Meters to centimeters (m to cm)
1 m = 100 cm - Millimeters to centimeters (mm to cm)
1 mm = 110 cm = 0.1 cm - Micrometers to centimeters (μm to cm)
1 μm = 110000 cm = 1e-4 cm - Nanometers to centimeters (nm to cm)
1 nm = 11e+7 cm = 1e-7 cm - Nautical miles to centimeters (nmi to cm)
1 nmi = 185200 cm - Miles to centimeters (mi to cm)
1 mi = 160934.4 cm - Yards to centimeters (yd to cm)
1 yd = 91.44 cm - Feet to centimeters (ft to cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm - Inches to centimeters (in to cm)
1 in = 2.54 cm
feet conversion
Convert from Feet (ft):
- Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Feet to meters (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m - Feet to centimeters (ft to cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm - Feet to millimeters (ft to mm)
1 ft = 304.8 mm - Feet to micrometers (ft to μm)
1 ft = 304800 μm - Feet to nanometers (ft to nm)
1 ft = 3.048e+8 nm - Feet to nautical miles (ft to nmi)
1 ft = 0.30481852 nmi = 0.0001645788337 nmi - Feet to miles (ft to mi)
1 ft = 15280 mi = 0.0001893939394 mi - Feet to yards (ft to yd)
1 ft = 13 yd = 0.3333333333 yd - Feet to inches (ft to in)
1 ft = 12 in
Convert to Feet (ft):
- Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Meters to feet (m to ft)
1 m = 10.3048 ft = 3.280839895 ft - Centimeters to feet (cm to ft)
1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft - Millimeters to feet (mm to ft)
1 mm = 1304.8 ft = 0.003280839895 ft - Micrometers to feet (μm to ft)
1 μm = 1304800 ft = 3.280839895e-6 ft - Nanometers to feet (nm to ft)
1 nm = 13.048e+8 ft = 3.280839895e-9 ft - Nautical miles to feet (nmi to ft)
1 nmi = 18520.3048 ft = 6076.115486 ft - Miles to feet (mi to ft)
1 mi = 5280 ft - Yards to feet (yd to ft)
1 yd = 3 ft - Inches to feet (in to ft)
1 in = 112 ft = 0.08333333333 ft