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 1020 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 1020 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

1020 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1020 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 102 cm

The final result is:

1020 mm → 102 cm

We conclude that 1020 millimeters is equivalent to 102 centimeters:

1020 millimeters = 102 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0098039215686275 × 1020 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1020 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0098039215686275 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1020 mm ≅ 102 cm

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