Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to centimeters is 0.1, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.1 centimeters:

1 mm = 0.1 cm

To convert 7242 millimeters into centimeters we have to multiply 7242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.1 cm

7242 mm → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 7242 mm × 0.1 cm

L_(cm) = 724.2 cm

The final result is:

7242 mm → 724.2 cm

We conclude that 7242 millimeters is equivalent to 724.2 centimeters:

7242 millimeters = 724.2 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0013808340237503 × 7242 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 7242 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013808340237503 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven thousand two hundred forty-two millimeters is approximately seven hundred twenty-four point two centimeters:

7242 mm ≅ 724.2 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times seven thousand two hundred forty-two millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to centimeters chart

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