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 11.7 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 11.7 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

11.7 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 11.7 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 117 mm

The final result is:

11.7 cm → 117 mm

We conclude that 11.7 centimeters is equivalent to 117 millimeters:

11.7 centimeters = 117 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0085470085470085 × 11.7 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 11.7 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0085470085470085 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

11.7 cm ≅ 117 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero nine times eleven point seven 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