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 580 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 580 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

580 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 580 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.58 m

The final result is:

580 mm → 0.58 m

We conclude that 580 millimeters is equivalent to 0.58 meters:

580 millimeters = 0.58 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.7241379310345 × 580 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 580 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.7241379310345 meters.

Approximate result

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

580 mm ≅ 0.58 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point seven two four times five hundred eighty 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