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 16.7 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 16.7 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

16.7 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 16.7 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 167 mm

The final result is:

16.7 cm → 167 mm

We conclude that 16.7 centimeters is equivalent to 167 millimeters:

16.7 centimeters = 167 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0059880239520958 × 16.7 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 16.7 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0059880239520958 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

16.7 cm ≅ 167 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero six times sixteen point seven 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