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 508.5 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 508.5 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

508.5 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 508.5 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 5085 mm

The final result is:

508.5 cm → 5085 mm

We conclude that 508.5 centimeters is equivalent to 5085 millimeters:

508.5 centimeters = 5085 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00019665683382498 × 508.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 508.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019665683382498 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

508.5 cm ≅ 5085 mm

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