Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters is 10, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:

1 cm = 10 mm

To convert 104 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 104 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 10 mm

104 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 104 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 1040 mm

The final result is:

104 cm → 1040 mm

We conclude that 104 centimeters is equivalent to 1040 millimeters:

104 centimeters = 1040 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00096153846153846 × 104 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 104 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00096153846153846 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

104 cm ≅ 1040 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred four centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to millimeters chart

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