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 34 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 34 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

34 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 34 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 3.4 cm

The final result is:

34 mm → 3.4 cm

We conclude that 34 millimeters is equivalent to 3.4 centimeters:

34 millimeters = 3.4 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.29411764705882 × 34 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 34 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.29411764705882 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-four millimeters is approximately three point four centimeters:

34 mm ≅ 3.4 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point two nine four times thirty-four 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