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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 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 16 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 cm → L(mm)

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

L(mm) = 16 cm × 10 mm

L(mm) = 160 mm

The final result is:

16 cm → 160 mm

We conclude that 16 centimeters is equivalent to 160 millimeters:

16 centimeters = 160 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00625 × 16 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 16 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00625 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

16 cm ≅ 160 mm

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

centimeters (cm) millimeters (mm)
17 centimeters 170 millimeters
18 centimeters 180 millimeters
19 centimeters 190 millimeters
20 centimeters 200 millimeters
21 centimeters 210 millimeters
22 centimeters 220 millimeters
23 centimeters 230 millimeters
24 centimeters 240 millimeters
25 centimeters 250 millimeters
26 centimeters 260 millimeters