2 centimeters in inches

Result

The conversion result is: 2 centimeters is equivalent to 0.78740157480315 inches.[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 2 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 / 2 cm ≈ 0.39370079 in / x in

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

x in ≈ (2 cm / 1 cm) * 0.39370079 in → x in ≈ 0.78740158 in

Conclusion:

2 cm ≈ 0.78740158 in

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 inch is equal to 1.27 times 2 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 2 centimeters is equal to 1 / 1.27 inches.

Approximation

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

Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.