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Interactive meters to centimeters conversion tool
The m to cm converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert meters to centimeters. Simply enter the number of meters you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in centimeters.
What is the conversion factor between meters 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 meters and centimeters is 100, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 100 centimeters for every meter, and for every centimeter, there are 1100 meters (0.01 m).
To convert from meters 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 meter to centimeter, we will use the first fraction: 100 cm1 m so that meters are canceled out. We then multiply the value in meters by this fraction to get the result in centimeters (see example).
Note that m 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 m to cm. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from meters to centimeters is:
Which is bigger, a meter or a centimeter?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a meter or an centimeter. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 m = 100 cm
- 100 centimeters is bigger than 1 centimeter.
- 1 meter is, therefore, bigger than 1 centimeter.
- To be more specific, a centimeter is 100 times smaller than a meter.
meters to centimeters conversion table
| meters | centimeters | meters | centimeters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 100 cm | 11 m | 1100 cm |
| 2 m | 200 cm | 12 m | 1200 cm |
| 3 m | 300 cm | 13 m | 1300 cm |
| 4 m | 400 cm | 14 m | 1400 cm |
| 5 m | 500 cm | 15 m | 1500 cm |
| 6 m | 600 cm | 16 m | 1600 cm |
| 7 m | 700 cm | 17 m | 1700 cm |
| 8 m | 800 cm | 18 m | 1800 cm |
| 9 m | 900 cm | 19 m | 1900 cm |
| 10 m | 1000 cm | 20 m | 2000 cm |
How to convert meters 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:
- 20 x 1 = 20
- 718 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 718
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 10 meters into centimeters we multiply 10 m by the conversion factor of 100 cm1 m
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, meters 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 10 meters are equal to 1000 centimeters.
Remember:
- When converting from meters to centimeters, we use 100 cm1 m as a conversion factor.
Practice: meters to centimeters conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between meters and centimeters could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert meters to centimeters, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 84 meters to centimeters?
We multiply 84 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for meters to centimeters
We multiply 84 meters by the conversion factor. Having meters in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (m) leaving only centimeters in the final result.
Answer: There are 8400 centimeters in 84 meters
How many centimeters are in 930 meters?
Multiply 930 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (m) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the meters (m) and leave the centimeters (cm)
Answer: There are 93000 centimeters in 930 meters
centimeters to meters conversion
- 1 cm = 1100 m = 0.01 m
- To convert from centimeters to meters use our cm to m converter
meters conversion
Convert from Meters (m):
- Meters to kilometers (m to km)
1 m = 11000 km = 0.001 km - Meters to centimeters (m to cm)
1 m = 100 cm - Meters to millimeters (m to mm)
1 m = 1000 mm - Meters to micrometers (m to μm)
1 m = 1e+6 μm - Meters to nanometers (m to nm)
1 m = 1e+9 nm - Meters to nautical miles (m to nmi)
1 m = 11852 nmi = 0.0005399568035 nmi - Meters to miles (m to mi)
1 m = 11609.344 mi = 0.0006213711922 mi - Meters to yards (m to yd)
1 m = 10.9144 yd = 1.093613298 yd - Meters to feet (m to ft)
1 m = 10.3048 ft = 3.280839895 ft - Meters to inches (m to in)
1 m = 10.0254 in = 39.37007874 in
Convert to Meters (m):
- Kilometers to meters (km to m)
1 km = 1000 m - Centimeters to meters (cm to m)
1 cm = 1100 m = 0.01 m - Millimeters to meters (mm to m)
1 mm = 11000 m = 0.001 m - Micrometers to meters (μm to m)
1 μm = 11e+6 m = 1e-6 m - Nanometers to meters (nm to m)
1 nm = 11e+9 m = 1e-9 m - Nautical miles to meters (nmi to m)
1 nmi = 1852 m - Miles to meters (mi to m)
1 mi = 1609.344 m - Yards to meters (yd to m)
1 yd = 0.9144 m - Feet to meters (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m - Inches to meters (in to m)
1 in = 0.0254 m
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