870 kilometers in centimeters

Conversion formula
How to convert 870 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: 870 ⁢ km = 87000000 ⁢ cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 1.14942528735632e-08 times 870 kilometers.

It can also be expressed as: 870 kilometers is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{1.14942528735632e-08}}$ centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eight hundred and seventy kilometers is about eighty-seven million centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times eight hundred and seventy kilometers.