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 970 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 970 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

970 mm → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 970 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.97 m

The final result is:

970 mm → 0.97 m

We conclude that 970 millimeters is equivalent to 0.97 meters:

970 millimeters = 0.97 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.0309278350515 × 970 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 970 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0309278350515 meters.

Approximate result

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

970 mm ≅ 0.97 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point zero three one times nine hundred seventy 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