How do I convert 2.8g/cm³ to kg/m³?

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how do i convert 2.8g/cm3 to kg m-3?? what is the formula?
 
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Just look at the way the units cancel.

2.8 g/cm^3 * (kg/g) * (cm^3/m^3) = kg/m^3

kg/g = 0.001 and cm^3/m^3 = 100*100*100/1 = 10^6

so 2.8 g/cm^3 * 0.001 kg/g * 10^6 cm^3/m^3 =