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 1201 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 1201 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

1201 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1201 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 120.1 cm

The final result is:

1201 mm → 120.1 cm

We conclude that 1201 millimeters is equivalent to 120.1 centimeters:

1201 millimeters = 120.1 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0083263946711074 × 1201 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1201 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083263946711074 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1201 mm ≅ 120.1 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times one thousand two hundred one 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