Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

To convert 42 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.001 m

42 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 42 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.042 m

The final result is:

42 mm → 0.042 m

We conclude that 42 millimeters is equivalent to 0.042 meters:

42 millimeters = 0.042 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 23.809523809524 × 42 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 42 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 23.809523809524 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two millimeters is approximately zero point zero four two meters:

42 mm ≅ 0.042 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately twenty-three point eight one times forty-two millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

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