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Facts about Kilometer
Basic facts: A kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, its symbol is “km”, it is equivalent to one thousand meters and 0.6214 miles. [kilo- is the SI prefix for 1000]. A slang term for the kilometer in the US, Canadian, and UK, militaries is “klick”.
History: The origin of the kilometer is related to that of the meter, and its present definition is the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The relationship between the meter and the kilometer will remain constant, although the above-mentioned definition is subject to change.
Use: Currently, it is the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between the world’s most geographical places on land. Though, there still remain some countries that mainly use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). The UK has adopted the metric system, unlike the United States, while in the UK, the metric system is widely used in government, industry, and commerce, rests of the imperial system can still be seen in the United Kingdom’s use of miles in its road systems.
Facts about Centimeter
Basic facts: A centimeter [symbol: cm] is a unit of length in the SI [International System of Units], centimeter [American spelling], or a centimetre [international spelling]. It is represented as 1/100 meters. A centimeter is around the width of the fingernail of an average adult person.
History: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, it is equal to one-hundredth of a meter as the prefix “centi” indicates. Based on a decimal system, metric prefixes range from factors of 10-18 to 1018, with the base [in this case the meter] having a factor of 1 and no prefix. In the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second [CGS] system of units, the centimeter was the base unit of length.
Use: Like the meter, the centimeter, is used in all kinds of applications worldwide [in countries that have experienced metrication] in the cases where a smaller denomination of the meter is needed. Outside of countries like the United States height is commonly measured in centimeters. In addition to its use in the measurement of length, centimeters are used to make conversions from map scale to real-world scale [kilometers], also to report the level of rainfall as measured by a rain gauge.
How many centimeters in a km?
1 km is equivalent to 100000 centimeters. Use 100000 as the factor to convert kilometers to centimeters. Below find some popular kilometers to centimeters conversion questions:
- How many centimeters in 2 kilometers? 2 kilometers x 100000 = 200000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 3 kilometers? 3 kilometers x 100000 = 300000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 5 kilometers? 5 kilometers x 100000 = 500000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 10 kilometers? 10 kilometers x 100000 = 1000000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 20 kilometers? 20 kilometers x 100000 = 2000000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 50 kilometers? 50 kilometers x 100000 = 5000000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 100 kilometers? 100 kilometers x 100000 = 10000000 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 1000 kilometers? 1000 kilometers x 100000 = 100000000 number centimeters
Kilometers to Centimeters Conversion Chart
| Kilometers | Centimeters | Kilometers | Centimeters | Kilometers | Centimeters | Kilometers | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100000 | 26 | 2600000 | 51 | 5100000 | 76 | 7600000 |
| 2 | 200000 | 27 | 2700000 | 52 | 5200000 | 77 | 7700000 |
| 3 | 300000 | 28 | 2800000 | 53 | 5300000 | 78 | 7800000 |
| 4 | 400000 | 29 | 2900000 | 54 | 5400000 | 79 | 7900000 |
| 5 | 500000 | 30 | 3000000 | 55 | 5500000 | 80 | 8000000 |
| 6 | 600000 | 31 | 3100000 | 56 | 5600000 | 81 | 8100000 |
| 7 | 700000 | 32 | 3200000 | 57 | 5700000 | 82 | 8200000 |
| 8 | 800000 | 33 | 3300000 | 58 | 5800000 | 83 | 8300000 |
| 9 | 900000 | 34 | 3400000 | 59 | 5900000 | 84 | 8400000 |
| 10 | 1000000 | 35 | 3500000 | 60 | 6000000 | 85 | 8500000 |
| 11 | 1100000 | 36 | 3600000 | 61 | 6100000 | 86 | 8600000 |
| 12 | 1200000 | 37 | 3700000 | 62 | 6200000 | 87 | 8700000 |
| 13 | 1300000 | 38 | 3800000 | 63 | 6300000 | 88 | 8800000 |
| 14 | 1400000 | 39 | 3900000 | 64 | 6400000 | 89 | 8900000 |
| 15 | 1500000 | 40 | 4000000 | 65 | 6500000 | 90 | 9000000 |
| 16 | 1600000 | 41 | 4100000 | 66 | 6600000 | 91 | 9100000 |
| 17 | 1700000 | 42 | 4200000 | 67 | 6700000 | 92 | 9200000 |
| 18 | 1800000 | 43 | 4300000 | 68 | 6800000 | 93 | 9300000 |
| 19 | 1900000 | 44 | 4400000 | 69 | 6900000 | 94 | 9400000 |
| 20 | 2000000 | 45 | 4500000 | 70 | 7000000 | 95 | 9500000 |
| 21 | 2100000 | 46 | 4600000 | 71 | 7100000 | 96 | 9600000 |
| 22 | 2200000 | 47 | 4700000 | 72 | 7200000 | 97 | 9700000 |
| 23 | 2300000 | 48 | 4800000 | 73 | 7300000 | 98 | 9800000 |
| 24 | 2400000 | 49 | 4900000 | 74 | 7400000 | 99 | 9900000 |
| 25 | 2500000 | 50 | 5000000 | 75 | 7500000 | 100 | 10000000 |