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 4200 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 4200 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

4200 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 4200 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 42000 cm

The final result is:

4200 dm → 42000 cm

We conclude that 4200 decimeters is equivalent to 42000 centimeters:

4200 decimeters = 42000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

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

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

Approximate result

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

4200 dm ≅ 42000 cm

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