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 490 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 490 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

490 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 490 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 4900 mm

The final result is:

490 cm → 4900 mm

We conclude that 490 centimeters is equivalent to 4900 millimeters:

490 centimeters = 4900 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00020408163265306 × 490 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 490 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020408163265306 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

490 cm ≅ 4900 mm

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