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 4200 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 4200 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

4200 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 4200 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 4.2 m

The final result is:

4200 mm → 4.2 m

We conclude that 4200 millimeters is equivalent to 4.2 meters:

4200 millimeters = 4.2 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.23809523809524 × 4200 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 4200 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23809523809524 meters.

Approximate result

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

4200 mm ≅ 4.2 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point two three eight times four thousand two hundred 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