Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to inches is 0.039370078740157, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.039370078740157 inches:

1 mm = 0.039370078740157 in

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

1 mm → 0.039370078740157 in

500 mm → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 500 mm × 0.039370078740157 in

L_(in) = 19.685039370079 in

The final result is:

500 mm → 19.685039370079 in

We conclude that 500 millimeters is equivalent to 19.685039370079 inches:

500 millimeters = 19.685039370079 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 0.0508 × 500 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 500 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0508 inches.

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 nineteen point six eight five inches:

500 mm ≅ 19.685 in

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

Conversion table

millimeters to inches chart

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