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 240 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 240 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

240 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 240 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 2400 mm

The final result is:

240 cm → 2400 mm

We conclude that 240 centimeters is equivalent to 2400 millimeters:

240 centimeters = 2400 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00041666666666667 × 240 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 240 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00041666666666667 millimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty centimeters is approximately two thousand four hundred millimeters:

240 cm ≅ 2400 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times two hundred forty 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