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 397 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 397 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

397 dm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 397 dm × 100 mm

L_(mm) = 39700 mm

The final result is:

397 dm → 39700 mm

We conclude that 397 decimeters is equivalent to 39700 millimeters:

397 decimeters = 39700 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 2.5188916876574E-5 × 397 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 397 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5188916876574E-5 millimeters.

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 thirty-nine thousand seven hundred millimeters:

397 dm ≅ 39700 mm

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