Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to decimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.1 decimeters:

1 cm = 0.1 dm

To convert 620 centimeters into decimeters we have to multiply 620 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to decimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.1 dm

620 cm → L_(dm)

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

L_(dm) = 620 cm × 0.1 dm

L_(dm) = 62 dm

The final result is:

620 cm → 62 dm

We conclude that 620 centimeters is equivalent to 62 decimeters:

620 centimeters = 62 decimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 decimeter is equal to 0.016129032258065 × 620 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 620 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016129032258065 decimeters.

Approximate result

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

620 cm ≅ 62 dm

An alternative is also that one decimeter is approximately zero point zero one six times six hundred twenty centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to decimeters chart

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