Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters is 10, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:
1 cm = 10 mm
To convert 72 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 10 mm
72 cm → L(mm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in millimeters:
L(mm) = 72 cm × 10 mm
L(mm) = 720 mm
The final result is:
72 cm → 720 mm
We conclude that 72 centimeters is equivalent to 720 millimeters:
72 centimeters = 720 millimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0013888888888889 × 72 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 72 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013888888888889 millimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two centimeters is approximately seven hundred twenty millimeters:
72 cm ≅ 720 mm
An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times seventy-two centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to millimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to millimeters
centimeters (cm) | millimeters (mm) |
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73 centimeters | 730 millimeters |
74 centimeters | 740 millimeters |
75 centimeters | 750 millimeters |
76 centimeters | 760 millimeters |
77 centimeters | 770 millimeters |
78 centimeters | 780 millimeters |
79 centimeters | 790 millimeters |
80 centimeters | 800 millimeters |
81 centimeters | 810 millimeters |
82 centimeters | 820 millimeters |