Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to millimeters is 100, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 100 millimeters:

1 dm = 100 mm

To convert 31.7 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 31.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 100 mm

31.7 dm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 31.7 dm × 100 mm

L_(mm) = 3170 mm

The final result is:

31.7 dm → 3170 mm

We conclude that 31.7 decimeters is equivalent to 3170 millimeters:

31.7 decimeters = 3170 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00031545741324921 × 31.7 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 31.7 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031545741324921 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

31.7 dm ≅ 3170 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times thirty-one point seven decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to millimeters chart

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