Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to centimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.1 centimeters:

1 mm = 0.1 cm

To convert 1000 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.1 cm

1000 mm → L_(cm)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:

L_(cm) = 1000 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 100 cm

The final result is:

1000 mm → 100 cm

We conclude that 1000 millimeters is equivalent to 100 centimeters:

1000 millimeters = 100 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 × 1000 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1000 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand millimeters is approximately one hundred centimeters:

1000 mm ≅ 100 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero one times one thousand millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to centimeters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to centimeters