Unit Converter
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 157 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 157 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
157 mm → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 157 mm × 0.1 cm
L(cm) = 15.7 cm
The final result is:
157 mm → 15.7 cm
We conclude that 157 millimeters is equivalent to 15.7 centimeters:
157 millimeters = 15.7 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.063694267515924 × 157 millimeters.
Another way is saying that 157 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.063694267515924 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-seven millimeters is approximately fifteen point seven centimeters:
157 mm ≅ 15.7 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero six four times one hundred fifty-seven 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
millimeters (mm) | centimeters (cm) |
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158 millimeters | 15.8 centimeters |
159 millimeters | 15.9 centimeters |
160 millimeters | 16 centimeters |
161 millimeters | 16.1 centimeters |
162 millimeters | 16.2 centimeters |
163 millimeters | 16.3 centimeters |
164 millimeters | 16.4 centimeters |
165 millimeters | 16.5 centimeters |
166 millimeters | 16.6 centimeters |
167 millimeters | 16.7 centimeters |