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 101 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 101 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

101 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 101 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 10.1 cm

The final result is:

101 mm → 10.1 cm

We conclude that 101 millimeters is equivalent to 10.1 centimeters:

101 millimeters = 10.1 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.099009900990099 × 101 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 101 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.099009900990099 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

101 mm ≅ 10.1 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero nine nine times one hundred one 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