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 470 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 470 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

470 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 470 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 4700 mm

The final result is:

470 cm → 4700 mm

We conclude that 470 centimeters is equivalent to 4700 millimeters:

470 centimeters = 4700 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00021276595744681 × 470 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 470 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00021276595744681 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

470 cm ≅ 4700 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times four hundred seventy 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