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Interactive centimeters to nanometers conversion tool
The cm to nm converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert centimeters to nanometers. Simply enter the number of centimeters you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in nanometers.
What is the conversion factor between centimeters and nanometers?
A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.
The relationship between centimeters and nanometers is 1e+7, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 1e+7 nanometers for every centimeter, and for every nanometer, there are 11e+7 centimeters (1e-7 cm).
To convert from centimeters to nanometers, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.
Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.
Because we are converting from centimeter to nanometer, we will use the first fraction: 1e+7 nm1 cm so that centimeters are canceled out. We then multiply the value in centimeters by this fraction to get the result in nanometers (see example).
Note that cm is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).
You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from cm to nm. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from centimeters to nanometers is:
Which is bigger, a centimeter or a nanometer?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a centimeter or an nanometer. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 cm = 1e+7 nm
- 1e+7 nanometers is bigger than 1 nanometer.
- 1 centimeter is, therefore, bigger than 1 nanometer.
- To be more specific, a nanometer is 1e+7 times smaller than a centimeter.
centimeters to nanometers conversion table
| centimeters | nanometers | centimeters | nanometers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cm | 1e+7 nm | 11 cm | 1.1e+8 nm |
| 2 cm | 2e+7 nm | 12 cm | 1.2e+8 nm |
| 3 cm | 3e+7 nm | 13 cm | 1.3e+8 nm |
| 4 cm | 4e+7 nm | 14 cm | 1.4e+8 nm |
| 5 cm | 5e+7 nm | 15 cm | 1.5e+8 nm |
| 6 cm | 6e+7 nm | 16 cm | 1.6e+8 nm |
| 7 cm | 7e+7 nm | 17 cm | 1.7e+8 nm |
| 8 cm | 8e+7 nm | 18 cm | 1.8e+8 nm |
| 9 cm | 9e+7 nm | 19 cm | 1.9e+8 nm |
| 10 cm | 1e+8 nm | 20 cm | 2e+8 nm |
How to convert centimeters to nanometers?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 9 x 1 = 9
- 414 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 414
Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.
For example, if we want to convert 0.1 centimeters into nanometers we multiply 0.1 cm by the conversion factor of 1e+7 nm1 cm
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, centimeters are canceled out and we get the result in nanometers. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.
Based on this, we can conclude that 0.1 centimeters are equal to 1e+6 nanometers.
Remember:
- When converting from centimeters to nanometers, we use 1e+7 nm1 cm as a conversion factor.
Practice: centimeters to nanometers conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between centimeters and nanometers could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert centimeters to nanometers, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 28 centimeters to nanometers?
We multiply 28 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for centimeters to nanometers
We multiply 28 centimeters by the conversion factor. Having centimeters in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (cm) leaving only nanometers in the final result.
Answer: There are 2.8e+8 nanometers in 28 centimeters
How many nanometers are in 510 centimeters?
Multiply 510 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (cm) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the centimeters (cm) and leave the nanometers (nm)
Answer: There are 5.1e+9 nanometers in 510 centimeters
nanometers to centimeters conversion
- 1 nm = 11e+7 cm = 1e-7 cm
- To convert from nanometers to centimeters use our nm to cm converter
centimeters conversion
Convert from Centimeters (cm):
- Centimeters to kilometers (cm to km)
1 cm = 1100000 km = 1e-5 km - Centimeters to meters (cm to m)
1 cm = 1100 m = 0.01 m - Centimeters to millimeters (cm to mm)
1 cm = 10 mm - Centimeters to micrometers (cm to μm)
1 cm = 10000 μm - Centimeters to nanometers (cm to nm)
1 cm = 1e+7 nm - Centimeters to nautical miles (cm to nmi)
1 cm = 1185200 nmi = 5.399568035e-6 nmi - Centimeters to miles (cm to mi)
1 cm = 1160934.4 mi = 6.213711922e-6 mi - Centimeters to yards (cm to yd)
1 cm = 191.44 yd = 0.01093613298 yd - Centimeters to feet (cm to ft)
1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft - Centimeters to inches (cm to in)
1 cm = 12.54 in = 0.3937007874 in
Convert to Centimeters (cm):
- Kilometers to centimeters (km to cm)
1 km = 100000 cm - Meters to centimeters (m to cm)
1 m = 100 cm - Millimeters to centimeters (mm to cm)
1 mm = 110 cm = 0.1 cm - Micrometers to centimeters (μm to cm)
1 μm = 110000 cm = 1e-4 cm - Nanometers to centimeters (nm to cm)
1 nm = 11e+7 cm = 1e-7 cm - Nautical miles to centimeters (nmi to cm)
1 nmi = 185200 cm - Miles to centimeters (mi to cm)
1 mi = 160934.4 cm - Yards to centimeters (yd to cm)
1 yd = 91.44 cm - Feet to centimeters (ft to cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm - Inches to centimeters (in to cm)
1 in = 2.54 cm
nanometers conversion
Convert from Nanometers (nm):
- Nanometers to kilometers (nm to km)
1 nm = 11e+12 km = 1e-12 km - Nanometers to meters (nm to m)
1 nm = 11e+9 m = 1e-9 m - Nanometers to centimeters (nm to cm)
1 nm = 11e+7 cm = 1e-7 cm - Nanometers to millimeters (nm to mm)
1 nm = 11e+6 mm = 1e-6 mm - Nanometers to micrometers (nm to μm)
1 nm = 11000 μm = 0.001 μm - Nanometers to nautical miles (nm to nmi)
1 nm = 11.852e+12 nmi = 5.399568035e-13 nmi - Nanometers to miles (nm to mi)
1 nm = 11.609344e+12 mi = 6.213711922e-13 mi - Nanometers to yards (nm to yd)
1 nm = 19.144e+8 yd = 1.093613298e-9 yd - Nanometers to feet (nm to ft)
1 nm = 13.048e+8 ft = 3.280839895e-9 ft - Nanometers to inches (nm to in)
1 nm = 12.54e+7 in = 3.937007874e-8 in
Convert to Nanometers (nm):
- Kilometers to nanometers (km to nm)
1 km = 1e+12 nm - Meters to nanometers (m to nm)
1 m = 1e+9 nm - Centimeters to nanometers (cm to nm)
1 cm = 1e+7 nm - Millimeters to nanometers (mm to nm)
1 mm = 1e+6 nm - Micrometers to nanometers (μm to nm)
1 μm = 1000 nm - Nautical miles to nanometers (nmi to nm)
1 nmi = 1.852e+12 nm - Miles to nanometers (mi to nm)
1 mi = 1.609344e+12 nm - Yards to nanometers (yd to nm)
1 yd = 9.144e+8 nm - Feet to nanometers (ft to nm)
1 ft = 3.048e+8 nm - Inches to nanometers (in to nm)
1 in = 2.54e+7 nm