Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

To convert 5042 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 5042 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.001 m

5042 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 5042 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 5.042 m

The final result is:

5042 mm → 5.042 m

We conclude that 5042 millimeters is equivalent to 5.042 meters:

5042 millimeters = 5.042 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.19833399444665 × 5042 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 5042 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19833399444665 meters.

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 five point zero four two meters:

5042 mm ≅ 5.042 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point one nine eight times five thousand forty-two millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

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