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 501 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 501 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

501 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 501 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 5010 mm

The final result is:

501 cm → 5010 mm

We conclude that 501 centimeters is equivalent to 5010 millimeters:

501 centimeters = 5010 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00019960079840319 × 501 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 501 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019960079840319 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

501 cm ≅ 5010 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times five hundred one 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