Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

To convert 1600 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 1600 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.001 m

1600 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1600 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 1.6 m

The final result is:

1600 mm → 1.6 m

We conclude that 1600 millimeters is equivalent to 1.6 meters:

1600 millimeters = 1.6 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.625 × 1600 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 1600 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.625 meters.

Approximate result

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

1600 mm ≅ 1.6 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point six two five times one thousand six hundred millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to meters