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 4242 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 4242 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 4.242 m

The final result is:

4242 mm → 4.242 m

We conclude that 4242 millimeters is equivalent to 4.242 meters:

4242 millimeters = 4.242 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.23573785950024 × 4242 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 4242 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.23573785950024 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 forty-two millimeters is approximately four point two four two meters:

4242 mm ≅ 4.242 m

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