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 1420 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 1420 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

1420 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 1420 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 142 cm

The final result is:

1420 mm → 142 cm

We conclude that 1420 millimeters is equivalent to 142 centimeters:

1420 millimeters = 142 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0070422535211268 × 1420 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1420 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0070422535211268 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

1420 mm ≅ 142 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times one thousand four hundred twenty 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