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 980 centimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 980 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

980 cm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 980 cm × 10 mm

L_(mm) = 9800 mm

The final result is:

980 cm → 9800 mm

We conclude that 980 centimeters is equivalent to 9800 millimeters:

980 centimeters = 9800 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00010204081632653 × 980 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 980 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010204081632653 millimeters.

Approximate result

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

980 cm ≅ 9800 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times nine hundred eighty 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