Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to millimeters is 100, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 100 millimeters:

1 dm = 100 mm

To convert 697 decimeters into millimeters we have to multiply 697 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to millimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 100 mm

697 dm → L_(mm)

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

L_(mm) = 697 dm × 100 mm

L_(mm) = 69700 mm

The final result is:

697 dm → 69700 mm

We conclude that 697 decimeters is equivalent to 69700 millimeters:

697 decimeters = 69700 millimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 millimeter is equal to 1.4347202295552E-5 × 697 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 697 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4347202295552E-5 millimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred ninety-seven decimeters is approximately sixty-nine thousand seven hundred millimeters:

697 dm ≅ 69700 mm

An alternative is also that one millimeter is approximately zero times six hundred ninety-seven decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to millimeters chart

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