Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to liters is 0.001, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.001 liters:

1 ml = 0.001 L

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

1 ml → 0.001 L

170 ml → V_(L)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in liters:

V_(L) = 170 ml × 0.001 L

V_(L) = 0.17 L

The final result is:

170 ml → 0.17 L

We conclude that 170 milliliters is equivalent to 0.17 liters:

170 milliliters = 0.17 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 5.8823529411765 × 170 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 170 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8823529411765 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy milliliters is approximately zero point one seven liters:

170 ml ≅ 0.17 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately five point eight eight two times one hundred seventy milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to liters chart

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