Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

To convert 790 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 790 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.001 m

790 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 790 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.79 m

The final result is:

790 mm → 0.79 m

We conclude that 790 millimeters is equivalent to 0.79 meters:

790 millimeters = 0.79 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.2658227848101 × 790 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 790 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2658227848101 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred ninety millimeters is approximately zero point seven nine meters:

790 mm ≅ 0.79 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point two six six times seven hundred ninety millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

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