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 150 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 150 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

150 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 150 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 1500 mm

The final result is:

150 cm → 1500 mm

We conclude that 150 centimeters is equivalent to 1500 millimeters:

150 centimeters = 1500 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00066666666666667 × 150 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 150 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066666666666667 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

150 cm ≅ 1500 mm

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