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 120.4 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 120.4 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

120.4 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 120.4 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 1204 mm

The final result is:

120.4 cm → 1204 mm

We conclude that 120.4 centimeters is equivalent to 1204 millimeters:

120.4 centimeters = 1204 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00083056478405316 × 120.4 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 120.4 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00083056478405316 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

120.4 cm ≅ 1204 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred twenty point 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