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 5042 millimeters into feet we have to multiply 5042 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

5042 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5042 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.541994750656 ft

The final result is:

5042 mm → 16.541994750656 ft

We conclude that 5042 millimeters is equivalent to 16.541994750656 feet:

5042 millimeters = 16.541994750656 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.060452201507338 × 5042 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 5042 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060452201507338 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-two millimeters is approximately sixteen point five four two feet:

5042 mm ≅ 16.542 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six times five thousand forty-two 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