Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

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

1 mm → 0.001 m

170 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 170 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.17 m

The final result is:

170 mm → 0.17 m

We conclude that 170 millimeters is equivalent to 0.17 meters:

170 millimeters = 0.17 meters

Alternative conversion

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

Another way is saying that 170 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8823529411765 meters.

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 zero point one seven meters:

170 mm ≅ 0.17 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately five point eight eight two times one hundred seventy millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

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