C program to convert centimeter to meter and kilometer

Write a C program to input length in centimeter and convert it to meter and kilometer. How to convert length from centimeter to meter and kilometer in C programming. Length conversion program in C from centimeter to meter and centimeter to kilometer.

Enter length in centimeter = 1000

Length in meter = 10 m
Length in kilometer = 0.01 km

Required knowledge

Arithmetic operators, Data types, Variables and expressions, Basic input/output

Length conversion formula

Centimeter to meter and centimeter to kilometer conversion formula is given by –

Program to convert centimeter to meter and kilometer

/**
 * C program to convert centimeter into meter and kilometer
 */

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    float cm, meter, km;

    /* Input length in centimeter from user */
    printf("Enter length in centimeter: ");
    scanf("%f", &cm);

    /* Convert centimeter into meter and kilometer */
    meter = cm / 100.0;
    km    = cm / 100000.0;

    printf("Length in Meter = %.2f m \n", meter);
    printf("Length in Kilometer = %.2f km", km);

    return 0;
}

%.2f is used to print the fractional value up to two decimal places. You can also use %f to print by default up to 6 decimal places.

Enter length in centimeter: 1000
Length in Meter = 10.00 m
Length in Kilometer = 0.01 km

Happy coding 😉