Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

To convert 1072 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 1072 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

1072 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1072 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 42.204724409449 in

The final result is:

1072 mm → 42.204724409449 in

We conclude that 1072 millimeters is equivalent to 42.204724409449 inches:

1072 millimeters = 42.204724409449 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.023694029850746 × 1072 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1072 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023694029850746 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seventy-two millimeters is approximately forty-two point two zero five inches:

1072 mm ≅ 42.205 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero point zero two four times one thousand seventy-two millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

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