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 680 decimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 680 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

680 dm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 680 dm × 10 cm

L_(cm) = 6800 cm

The final result is:

680 dm → 6800 cm

We conclude that 680 decimeters is equivalent to 6800 centimeters:

680 decimeters = 6800 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00014705882352941 × 680 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 680 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00014705882352941 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

680 dm ≅ 6800 cm

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