500 m to cm — 500 metres in centimetres
Exact 500 × 100 = 50,000
500 metres in other units
| Nanometres | 500,000,000,000 | nm |
|---|---|---|
| Micrometres | 500,000,000 | µm |
| Millimetres | 500,000 | mm |
| Centimetres | 50,000 | cm |
| Kilometres | 0.5 | km |
| Inches | 19,685.04 | in |
| Feet | 1,640.42 | ft |
| Yards | 546.806649 | yd |
| Miles | 0.3106856 | mi |
| Nautical miles | 0.2699784 | nmi |
m to cm at a glance
| Metres | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 100 cm |
| 2 m | 200 cm |
| 3 m | 300 cm |
| 5 m | 500 cm |
| 10 m | 1,000 cm |
| 20 m | 2,000 cm |
| 25 m | 2,500 cm |
| 50 m | 5,000 cm |
| 100 m | 10,000 cm |
| 250 m | 25,000 cm |
| 500 m | 50,000 cm |
| 1,000 m | 100,000 cm |
How to convert metres to centimetres
Multiply by 100 — one metre is 100 centimetres. That factor is exact: it comes from the definition of the units rather than from a measurement, so it will not change and does not need rounding.
Working 500 × 100 = 50,000
In words: fifty thousand centimetres.
What these units are
The metre and the centimetre are covered in the length unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.
Questions
How many centimetres are in a metre?
One metre is 100 centimetres. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.
What is 500 metres in centimetres?
500 metres is 50,000 centimetres. The working is 500 × 100 = 50,000.
Is an inch exactly 2.54 centimetres?
Yes, exactly. Since 1959 the international inch has been defined as 25.4 millimetres, so the figure is a definition rather than a measurement. Every foot, yard and mile figure on this page follows from it and is equally exact.
Why is a nautical mile different from a mile?
It is tied to the Earth rather than to a body part. One nautical mile is one minute of latitude, fixed at exactly 1,852 metres, which makes chart work straightforward for anyone navigating by degrees.
How do I write my height in metric?
Convert the whole thing to inches first, then multiply by 2.54. Five foot ten is 70 inches, which is 177.8 cm. Converting the feet and the inches separately is where the arithmetic usually goes wrong.
Meter or metre?
Both name the same unit. "Metre" is the international spelling used by the SI and most English-speaking countries; "meter" is standard in the United States. Either spelling will find this page.