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Centimeters to Millimeters Converter

Convert centimeters (cm) to millimeters (mm), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Convert a length from one unit to another. For inches, feet and yards you also get feet and inches with a tape-measure fraction.

About valueEnter a number, a fraction such as 3/8, a mixed number such as 1 3/8, or simple arithmetic such as 2*3.
About to unitUnit to convert into.
About round inches to nearestSmallest inch fraction used when showing feet and inches.
Result
Result
10 mm
miles
6.21371192237 × 10^-6
yards
0.0109361329834
feet
0.0328083989501
inches
0.393700787402
kilometers
1 × 10^-5
meters
0.01
micrometers
10000
nanometers
10000000
light-years
1.05700083402 × 10^-18
US survey feet
0.0328083333333

1 cm = 10 mm

Show the working
  1. 1 cm = 10 mm
  2. 1 × 10 = 10 mm

How to convert centimeters to millimeters

1 cm = 10 mm, so multiply by 10 to go from centimeters to millimeters. Going the other way, 1 mm = 0.1 cm.

mm = cm × 10
cm = mm × 0.1

Worked example:

1 cm = 10 mm
5 × 10 = 50 mm

Centimeters to millimeters table

CentimetersMillimeters
1 cm10 mm
2 cm20 mm
3 cm30 mm
4 cm40 mm
5 cm50 mm
6 cm60 mm
7 cm70 mm
8 cm80 mm
9 cm90 mm
10 cm100 mm
15 cm150 mm
20 cm200 mm
25 cm250 mm
30 cm300 mm
40 cm400 mm
50 cm500 mm
75 cm750 mm
100 cm1000 mm
250 cm2500 mm
500 cm5000 mm
1000 cm10000 mm

About the units

Centimeters (cm)
Centimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
Millimeters (mm)
Millimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).

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