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 210 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 210 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

210 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 210 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 21 cm

The final result is:

210 mm → 21 cm

We conclude that 210 millimeters is equivalent to 21 centimeters:

210 millimeters = 21 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.047619047619048 × 210 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 210 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.047619047619048 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

210 mm ≅ 21 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero four eight times two hundred ten 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