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 420 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 420 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

420 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 420 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 4200 cm

The final result is:

420 dm → 4200 cm

We conclude that 420 decimeters is equivalent to 4200 centimeters:

420 decimeters = 4200 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00023809523809524 × 420 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 420 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023809523809524 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred twenty decimeters is approximately four thousand two hundred centimeters:

420 dm ≅ 4200 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred twenty 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