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Millimeters to Micrometers Converter

Convert millimeters (mm) to micrometers (µm), 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
1000 µm
miles
6.21371192237 × 10^-7
yards
0.00109361329834
feet
0.00328083989501
inches
0.0393700787402
kilometers
1 × 10^-6
meters
0.001
centimeters
0.1
nanometers
1000000
light-years
1.05700083402 × 10^-19
US survey feet
0.00328083333333

1 mm = 1000 µm

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  1. 1 mm = 1000 µm
  2. 1 × 1000 = 1000 µm

How to convert millimeters to micrometers

1 mm = 1000 µm, so multiply by 1000 to go from millimeters to micrometers. Going the other way, 1 µm = 0.001 mm.

µm = mm × 1000
mm = µm × 0.001

Worked example:

1 mm = 1000 µm
5 × 1000 = 5000 µm

Millimeters to micrometers table

MillimetersMicrometers
1 mm1000 µm
2 mm2000 µm
3 mm3000 µm
4 mm4000 µm
5 mm5000 µm
6 mm6000 µm
7 mm7000 µm
8 mm8000 µm
9 mm9000 µm
10 mm10000 µm
15 mm15000 µm
20 mm20000 µm
25 mm25000 µm
30 mm30000 µm
40 mm40000 µm
50 mm50000 µm
75 mm75000 µm
100 mm100000 µm
250 mm250000 µm
500 mm500000 µm
1000 mm1000000 µm

About the units

Millimeters (mm)
Millimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
Micrometers (µm)
Micrometers, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).

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