542 kilometers in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 542 kilometers to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{km}=100000\mathrm{cm}$

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

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

Conclusion: 542 ⁢ km = 54200000 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.8450184501845e-08 times 542 kilometers.

It can also be expressed as: 542 kilometers is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.8450184501845e-08}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: five hundred and forty-two kilometers is about fifty-four million, two hundred thousand centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times five hundred and forty-two kilometers.