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 502 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 502 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

502 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 502 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 5020 mm

The final result is:

502 cm → 5020 mm

We conclude that 502 centimeters is equivalent to 5020 millimeters:

502 centimeters = 5020 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.000199203187251 × 502 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 502 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000199203187251 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

502 cm ≅ 5020 mm

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