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 170 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 170 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

170 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 170 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 17 cm

The final result is:

170 mm → 17 cm

We conclude that 170 millimeters is equivalent to 17 centimeters:

170 millimeters = 17 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.058823529411765 × 170 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 170 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058823529411765 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

170 mm ≅ 17 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero five nine times one hundred seventy 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