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 106 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 106 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

106 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 106 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 10.6 cm

The final result is:

106 mm → 10.6 cm

We conclude that 106 millimeters is equivalent to 10.6 centimeters:

106 millimeters = 10.6 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.094339622641509 × 106 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 106 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.094339622641509 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

106 mm ≅ 10.6 cm

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