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 397 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 397 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

397 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 397 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 3970 cm

The final result is:

397 dm → 3970 cm

We conclude that 397 decimeters is equivalent to 3970 centimeters:

397 decimeters = 3970 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00025188916876574 × 397 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 397 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00025188916876574 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

397 dm ≅ 3970 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times three hundred ninety-seven 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