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Convert feet to cm
Interactive feet to centimeters conversion tool
The feet to cm converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert feet to centimeters. Simply enter the number of feet you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in centimeters.
What is the conversion factor between feet and centimeters?
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 feet and centimeters 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 feet to centimeters, 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 foot to centimeter, we will use the first fraction: 30.48 cm1 ft so that feet are canceled out. We then multiply the value in feet by this fraction to get the result in centimeters (see example).
Note that ft 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 ft to cm. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from feet to centimeters is:
Which is bigger, a foot or a centimeter?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a foot or an centimeter. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 ft = 30.48 cm
- 30.48 centimeters is bigger than 1 centimeter.
- 1 foot is, therefore, bigger than 1 centimeter.
- To be more specific, a centimeter is 30.48 times smaller than a foot.
feet to centimeters conversion table
| feet | centimeters | feet | centimeters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ft | 30.48 cm | 11 ft | 335.28 cm |
| 2 ft | 60.96 cm | 12 ft | 365.76 cm |
| 3 ft | 91.44 cm | 13 ft | 396.24 cm |
| 4 ft | 121.92 cm | 14 ft | 426.72 cm |
| 5 ft | 152.4 cm | 15 ft | 457.2 cm |
| 6 ft | 182.88 cm | 16 ft | 487.68 cm |
| 7 ft | 213.36 cm | 17 ft | 518.16 cm |
| 8 ft | 243.84 cm | 18 ft | 548.64 cm |
| 9 ft | 274.32 cm | 19 ft | 579.12 cm |
| 10 ft | 304.8 cm | 20 ft | 609.6 cm |
How to convert feet to centimeters?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 76 x 1 = 76
- 793 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 793
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 0.01 feet into centimeters we multiply 0.01 ft by the conversion factor of 30.48 cm1 ft
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, feet are canceled out and we get the result in centimeters. 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 0.01 feet are equal to 0.3048 centimeters.
Remember:
- When converting from feet to centimeters, we use 30.48 cm1 ft as a conversion factor.
Practice: feet to centimeters conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between feet and centimeters could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert feet to centimeters, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 13 feet to centimeters?
We multiply 13 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for feet to centimeters
We multiply 13 feet by the conversion factor. Having feet in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (ft) leaving only centimeters in the final result.
Answer: There are 396.24 centimeters in 13 feet
How many centimeters are in 315 feet?
Multiply 315 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (ft) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the feet (ft) and leave the centimeters (cm)
Answer: There are 9601.2 centimeters in 315 feet
centimeters to feet conversion
- 1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft
- To convert from centimeters to feet use our cm to feet converter
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
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