Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

To convert 17 millimeters into inches we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

17 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 17 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 0.66929133858268 in

The final result is:

17 mm → 0.66929133858268 in

We conclude that 17 millimeters is equivalent to 0.66929133858268 inches:

17 millimeters = 0.66929133858268 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.4941176470588 × 17 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 17 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4941176470588 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen millimeters is approximately zero point six six nine inches:

17 mm ≅ 0.669 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately one point four nine four times seventeen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

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