5 cm = 0.00005 km. To convert centimeters to kilometers, divide by 100,000: 5 ÷ 100,000 = 0.00005.
How to convert centimeters to kilometers
km = cm × 0.00001
- 1 cm = 0.00001 km (and 1 km = 100,000 cm).
- Multiply the amount by the factor: 5 × 0.00001 = 0.00005.
- Answer: 5 cm = 0.00005 km.
Shortcut: dividing by 100,000 gives the same result as multiplying by 0.00001.
Centimeters to Kilometers table
| Centimeters (cm) | Kilometers (km) |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.00001 km |
| 2 cm | 0.00002 km |
| 3 cm | 0.00003 km |
| 4 cm | 0.00004 km |
| 5 cm | 0.00005 km |
| 6 cm | 0.00006 km |
| 7 cm | 0.00007 km |
| 8 cm | 0.00008 km |
| 9 cm | 0.00009 km |
| 10 cm | 0.0001 km |
| 11 cm | 0.00011 km |
| cm | km |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.00001 km |
| 5 cm | 0.00005 km |
| 10 cm | 0.0001 km |
| 50 cm | 0.0005 km |
| 100 cm | 0.001 km |
| 1,000 cm | 0.01 km |
Good to know
1 inch = 2.54 cm exactly; 1 cm = 10 mm; 1 m = 100 cm; 1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 cm.