1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm). To convert, multiply by 100: cm = m × 100. For example, 5 m = 500 cm.
cm = m × 100
Meters to centimeters table
| Meters (m) | Centimeters (cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 200 |
| 3 | 300 |
| 4 | 400 |
| 5 | 500 |
| 10 | 1,000 |
| 20 | 2,000 |
| 25 | 2,500 |
| 50 | 5,000 |
| 100 | 10,000 |
| 250 | 25,000 |
| 500 | 50,000 |
| 1,000 | 100,000 |
The two units
Meter (m). The SI unit of length, defined since 1983 as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
Centimeter (cm). One hundredth of a meter.
Because both units are defined in terms of the same base unit, the factor 100 is exact, not a rounded measurement.
Convert meters to other units
- Meters to kilometers — 1 m = 0.001 km
- Meters to millimeters — 1 m = 1,000 mm
- Meters to micrometers — 1 m = 1,000,000 µm
- Meters to nanometers — 1 m = 1,000,000,000 nm
- Meters to miles — 1 m = 0.0006213712 mi
- Meters to yards — 1 m = 1.093613298 yd
- Meters to feet — 1 m = 3.280839895 ft
- Meters to inches — 1 m = 39.37007874 in
- Meters to nautical miles — 1 m = 0.0005399568 nmi
Convert other units to centimeters
Questions people ask
- How many centimeters are in a meter?
- 100, exactly.
- How do you convert meters to centimeters?
- cm = m × 100. It is the same as dividing by 0.01.
- How do you convert centimeters back to meters?
- m = cm ÷ 100. See centimeters to meters.
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