15 centimeters in inches

Result

The conversion result is: 15 centimeters is equivalent to 5.90551181102362 inches.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 15 centimeters to inches?

We know (by definition) that: 1 cm ≈ 0.39370079 in.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of inches.

1 cm / 15 cm ≈ 0.39370079 in / x in

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x in ≈ (15 cm / 1 cm) * 0.39370079 in → x in ≈ 5.90551185 in

Conclusion:

15 cm ≈ 5.90551185 in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 0.169333333333333 times 15 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 15 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.169333333333333 inches.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: fifteen centimeters is about five point nine one inches, or alternatively, a inch is about zero point one seven times fifteen centimeters.