Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 23.1 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 23.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

23.1 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 23.1 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 231 cm

The final result is:

23.1 dm → 231 cm

We conclude that 23.1 decimeters is equivalent to 231 centimeters:

23.1 decimeters = 231 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0043290043290043 × 23.1 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 23.1 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0043290043290043 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

23.1 dm ≅ 231 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero four times twenty-three point one decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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