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 17 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 17 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

17 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 17 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 1.7 cm

The final result is:

17 mm → 1.7 cm

We conclude that 17 millimeters is equivalent to 1.7 centimeters:

17 millimeters = 1.7 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.58823529411765 × 17 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 17 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.58823529411765 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

17 mm ≅ 1.7 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point five eight eight times seventeen 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