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 160 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 160 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

160 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 160 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 1600 mm

The final result is:

160 cm → 1600 mm

We conclude that 160 centimeters is equivalent to 1600 millimeters:

160 centimeters = 1600 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.000625 × 160 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 160 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000625 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

160 cm ≅ 1600 mm

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