Unit Converter
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 500 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 500 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
500 cm → L(mm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in millimeters:
L(mm) = 500 cm × 10 mm
L(mm) = 5000 mm
The final result is:
500 cm → 5000 mm
We conclude that 500 centimeters is equivalent to 5000 millimeters:
500 centimeters = 5000 millimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0002 × 500 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 500 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0002 millimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred centimeters is approximately five thousand millimeters:
500 cm ≅ 5000 mm
An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times five hundred 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
centimeters (cm) | millimeters (mm) |
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501 centimeters | 5010 millimeters |
502 centimeters | 5020 millimeters |
503 centimeters | 5030 millimeters |
504 centimeters | 5040 millimeters |
505 centimeters | 5050 millimeters |
506 centimeters | 5060 millimeters |
507 centimeters | 5070 millimeters |
508 centimeters | 5080 millimeters |
509 centimeters | 5090 millimeters |
510 centimeters | 5100 millimeters |