A cube is L x W x H where L=W=H.
A km3 has L, W and H of 1 km. Each km is 1000 meters and each
meter is 100 centimeters.
Therefore 1 km is 1000 x 100 cm or 100,000 cm. This is L and W
and H.
L x W x H = 100,000 x 100,000 x 100,000
L x W x H = 1,000,000,000,000,000 cm3
1 km3 = 1,000,000,000,000,000 cm3
1 km3 = 1 x 1015 cm3