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 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 120 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 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 120 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 1200 mm

The final result is:

120 cm → 1200 mm

We conclude that 120 centimeters is equivalent to 1200 millimeters:

120 centimeters = 1200 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00083333333333333 × 120 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 120 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00083333333333333 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

120 cm ≅ 1200 mm

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