Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters is 10, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:

1 cm = 10 mm

To convert 172 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 172 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 10 mm

172 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 172 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 1720 mm

The final result is:

172 cm → 1720 mm

We conclude that 172 centimeters is equivalent to 1720 millimeters:

172 centimeters = 1720 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00058139534883721 × 172 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 172 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058139534883721 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

172 cm ≅ 1720 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred seventy-two centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to millimeters chart

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