Micrometers to Nanometers Converter
Convert micrometers (µm) to nanometers (nm), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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- 1 µm = 1000 nm
- 1 × 1000 = 1000 nm
How to convert micrometers to nanometers
1 µm = 1000 nm, so multiply by 1000 to go from micrometers to nanometers. Going the other way, 1 nm = 0.001 µm.
nm = µm × 1000 µm = nm × 0.001
Worked example:
1 µm = 1000 nm 5 × 1000 = 5000 nm
Micrometers to nanometers table
| Micrometers | Nanometers |
|---|---|
| 1 µm | 1000 nm |
| 2 µm | 2000 nm |
| 3 µm | 3000 nm |
| 4 µm | 4000 nm |
| 5 µm | 5000 nm |
| 6 µm | 6000 nm |
| 7 µm | 7000 nm |
| 8 µm | 8000 nm |
| 9 µm | 9000 nm |
| 10 µm | 10000 nm |
| 15 µm | 15000 nm |
| 20 µm | 20000 nm |
| 25 µm | 25000 nm |
| 30 µm | 30000 nm |
| 40 µm | 40000 nm |
| 50 µm | 50000 nm |
| 75 µm | 75000 nm |
| 100 µm | 100000 nm |
| 250 µm | 250000 nm |
| 500 µm | 500000 nm |
| 1000 µm | 1000000 nm |
About the units
- Micrometers (µm)
- Micrometers, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
- Nanometers (nm)
- Nanometers, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).