Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 170 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 170 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

170 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 170 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 1700 cm

The final result is:

170 dm → 1700 cm

We conclude that 170 decimeters is equivalent to 1700 centimeters:

170 decimeters = 1700 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00058823529411765 × 170 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 170 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058823529411765 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

170 dm ≅ 1700 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred seventy decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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