Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from decimeters to millimeters is 100, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 100 millimeters:
1 dm = 100 mm
To convert 1000 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 dm → 100 mm
1000 dm → L(mm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in millimeters:
L(mm) = 1000 dm × 100 mm
L(mm) = 100000 mm
The final result is:
1000 dm → 100000 mm
We conclude that 1000 decimeters is equivalent to 100000 millimeters:
1000 decimeters = 100000 millimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 1.0E-5 × 1000 decimeters.
Another way is saying that 1000 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0E-5 millimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand decimeters is approximately one hundred thousand millimeters:
1000 dm ≅ 100000 mm
An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times one thousand decimeters.
Conversion table
decimeters to millimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to millimeters
decimeters (dm) | millimeters (mm) |
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1001 decimeters | 100100 millimeters |
1002 decimeters | 100200 millimeters |
1003 decimeters | 100300 millimeters |
1004 decimeters | 100400 millimeters |
1005 decimeters | 100500 millimeters |
1006 decimeters | 100600 millimeters |
1007 decimeters | 100700 millimeters |
1008 decimeters | 100800 millimeters |
1009 decimeters | 100900 millimeters |
1010 decimeters | 101000 millimeters |