Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to feet is 0.0032808398950131, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0032808398950131 feet:

1 mm = 0.0032808398950131 ft

To convert 500 millimeters into feet we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.0032808398950131 ft

500 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 500 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1.6404199475066 ft

The final result is:

500 mm → 1.6404199475066 ft

We conclude that 500 millimeters is equivalent to 1.6404199475066 feet:

500 millimeters = 1.6404199475066 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.6096 × 500 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 500 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.6096 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred millimeters is approximately one point six four feet:

500 mm ≅ 1.64 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point six one times five hundred millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to feet