Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

To convert 15 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 15 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

15 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 15 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 0.59055118110236 in

The final result is:

15 mm → 0.59055118110236 in

We conclude that 15 millimeters is equivalent to 0.59055118110236 inches:

15 millimeters = 0.59055118110236 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.6933333333333 × 15 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 15 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.6933333333333 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen millimeters is approximately zero point five nine one inches:

15 mm ≅ 0.591 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately one point six nine three times fifteen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to inches