Unit Converter
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 3.7 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 3.7 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
3.7 cm → L(mm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in millimeters:
L(mm) = 3.7 cm × 10 mm
L(mm) = 37 mm
The final result is:
3.7 cm → 37 mm
We conclude that 3.7 centimeters is equivalent to 37 millimeters:
3.7 centimeters = 37 millimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.027027027027027 × 3.7 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 3.7 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.027027027027027 millimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three point seven centimeters is approximately thirty-seven millimeters:
3.7 cm ≅ 37 mm
An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero two seven times three point seven 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
centimeters (cm) | millimeters (mm) |
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4.7 centimeters | 47 millimeters |
5.7 centimeters | 57 millimeters |
6.7 centimeters | 67 millimeters |
7.7 centimeters | 77 millimeters |
8.7 centimeters | 87 millimeters |
9.7 centimeters | 97 millimeters |
10.7 centimeters | 107 millimeters |
11.7 centimeters | 117 millimeters |
12.7 centimeters | 127 millimeters |
13.7 centimeters | 137 millimeters |