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 509 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 509 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

509 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 509 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.509 m

The final result is:

509 mm → 0.509 m

We conclude that 509 millimeters is equivalent to 0.509 meters:

509 millimeters = 0.509 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.9646365422397 × 509 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 509 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9646365422397 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred nine millimeters is approximately zero point five zero nine meters:

509 mm ≅ 0.509 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point nine six five times five hundred nine 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