Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters is 10, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:

1 cm = 10 mm

To convert 4200 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 4200 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 10 mm

4200 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 4200 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 42000 mm

The final result is:

4200 cm → 42000 mm

We conclude that 4200 centimeters is equivalent to 42000 millimeters:

4200 centimeters = 42000 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 2.3809523809524E-5 × 4200 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 4200 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3809523809524E-5 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

4200 cm ≅ 42000 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to millimeters chart

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