Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to centimeters is 10, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters:

1 dm = 10 cm

To convert 600 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 600 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 10 cm

600 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 600 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 6000 cm

The final result is:

600 dm → 6000 cm

We conclude that 600 decimeters is equivalent to 6000 centimeters:

600 decimeters = 6000 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00016666666666667 × 600 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 600 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016666666666667 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred decimeters is approximately six thousand centimeters:

600 dm ≅ 6000 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times six hundred decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to centimeters chart

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