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 14.2 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 14.2 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

14.2 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 14.2 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 142 mm

The final result is:

14.2 cm → 142 mm

We conclude that 14.2 centimeters is equivalent to 142 millimeters:

14.2 centimeters = 142 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0070422535211268 × 14.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 14.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0070422535211268 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

14.2 cm ≅ 142 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times fourteen point two 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