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 160 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 160 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

160 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 160 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 16 cm

The final result is:

160 mm → 16 cm

We conclude that 160 millimeters is equivalent to 16 centimeters:

160 millimeters = 16 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0625 × 160 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 160 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0625 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

160 mm ≅ 16 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero six three times one hundred sixty 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