Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to centimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.1 centimeters:

1 mm = 0.1 cm

To convert 5000 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 5000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.1 cm

5000 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 5000 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 500 cm

The final result is:

5000 mm → 500 cm

We conclude that 5000 millimeters is equivalent to 500 centimeters:

5000 millimeters = 500 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.002 × 5000 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 5000 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

5000 mm ≅ 500 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times five thousand millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to centimeters chart

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