Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to decimeters is 0.01, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.01 decimeters:

1 mm = 0.01 dm

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

1 mm → 0.01 dm

600 mm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 600 mm × 0.01 dm

L_(dm) = 6 dm

The final result is:

600 mm → 6 dm

We conclude that 600 millimeters is equivalent to 6 decimeters:

600 millimeters = 6 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.16666666666667 × 600 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 600 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16666666666667 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

600 mm ≅ 6 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point one six seven times six hundred millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to decimeters chart

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