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Interactive meters to millimeters conversion tool
The m to mm converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert meters to millimeters. Simply enter the number of meters you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in millimeters.
What is the conversion factor between meters and millimeters?
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 meters and millimeters is 1000, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 1000 millimeters for every meter, and for every millimeter, there are 11000 meters (0.001 m).
To convert from meters to millimeters, 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 meter to millimeter, we will use the first fraction: 1000 mm1 m so that meters are canceled out. We then multiply the value in meters by this fraction to get the result in millimeters (see example).
Note that m 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 m to mm. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from meters to millimeters is:
Which is bigger, a meter or a millimeter?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a meter or an millimeter. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 m = 1000 mm
- 1000 millimeters is bigger than 1 millimeter.
- 1 meter is, therefore, bigger than 1 millimeter.
- To be more specific, a millimeter is 1000 times smaller than a meter.
meters to millimeters conversion table
| meters | millimeters | meters | millimeters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 1000 mm | 11 m | 11000 mm |
| 2 m | 2000 mm | 12 m | 12000 mm |
| 3 m | 3000 mm | 13 m | 13000 mm |
| 4 m | 4000 mm | 14 m | 14000 mm |
| 5 m | 5000 mm | 15 m | 15000 mm |
| 6 m | 6000 mm | 16 m | 16000 mm |
| 7 m | 7000 mm | 17 m | 17000 mm |
| 8 m | 8000 mm | 18 m | 18000 mm |
| 9 m | 9000 mm | 19 m | 19000 mm |
| 10 m | 10000 mm | 20 m | 20000 mm |
How to convert meters to millimeters?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 26 x 1 = 26
- 323 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 323
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 10 meters into millimeters we multiply 10 m by the conversion factor of 1000 mm1 m
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, meters are canceled out and we get the result in millimeters. 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 10 meters are equal to 10000 millimeters.
Remember:
- When converting from meters to millimeters, we use 1000 mm1 m as a conversion factor.
Practice: meters to millimeters conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between meters and millimeters could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert meters to millimeters, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 15 meters to millimeters?
We multiply 15 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for meters to millimeters
We multiply 15 meters by the conversion factor. Having meters in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (m) leaving only millimeters in the final result.
Answer: There are 15000 millimeters in 15 meters
How many millimeters are in 995 meters?
Multiply 995 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (m) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the meters (m) and leave the millimeters (mm)
Answer: There are 995000 millimeters in 995 meters
millimeters to meters conversion
- 1 mm = 11000 m = 0.001 m
- To convert from millimeters to meters use our mm to m converter
meters conversion
Convert from Meters (m):
- Meters to kilometers (m to km)
1 m = 11000 km = 0.001 km - Meters to centimeters (m to cm)
1 m = 100 cm - Meters to millimeters (m to mm)
1 m = 1000 mm - Meters to micrometers (m to μm)
1 m = 1e+6 μm - Meters to nanometers (m to nm)
1 m = 1e+9 nm - Meters to nautical miles (m to nmi)
1 m = 11852 nmi = 0.0005399568035 nmi - Meters to miles (m to mi)
1 m = 11609.344 mi = 0.0006213711922 mi - Meters to yards (m to yd)
1 m = 10.9144 yd = 1.093613298 yd - Meters to feet (m to ft)
1 m = 10.3048 ft = 3.280839895 ft - Meters to inches (m to in)
1 m = 10.0254 in = 39.37007874 in
Convert to Meters (m):
- Kilometers to meters (km to m)
1 km = 1000 m - Centimeters to meters (cm to m)
1 cm = 1100 m = 0.01 m - Millimeters to meters (mm to m)
1 mm = 11000 m = 0.001 m - Micrometers to meters (μm to m)
1 μm = 11e+6 m = 1e-6 m - Nanometers to meters (nm to m)
1 nm = 11e+9 m = 1e-9 m - Nautical miles to meters (nmi to m)
1 nmi = 1852 m - Miles to meters (mi to m)
1 mi = 1609.344 m - Yards to meters (yd to m)
1 yd = 0.9144 m - Feet to meters (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m - Inches to meters (in to m)
1 in = 0.0254 m
millimeters conversion
Convert from Millimeters (mm):
- Millimeters to kilometers (mm to km)
1 mm = 11e+6 km = 1e-6 km - Millimeters to meters (mm to m)
1 mm = 11000 m = 0.001 m - Millimeters to centimeters (mm to cm)
1 mm = 110 cm = 0.1 cm - Millimeters to micrometers (mm to μm)
1 mm = 1000 μm - Millimeters to nanometers (mm to nm)
1 mm = 1e+6 nm - Millimeters to nautical miles (mm to nmi)
1 mm = 11.852e+6 nmi = 5.399568035e-7 nmi - Millimeters to miles (mm to mi)
1 mm = 11.609344e+6 mi = 6.213711922e-7 mi - Millimeters to yards (mm to yd)
1 mm = 1914.4 yd = 0.001093613298 yd - Millimeters to feet (mm to ft)
1 mm = 1304.8 ft = 0.003280839895 ft - Millimeters to inches (mm to in)
1 mm = 125.4 in = 0.03937007874 in
Convert to Millimeters (mm):
- Kilometers to millimeters (km to mm)
1 km = 1e+6 mm - Meters to millimeters (m to mm)
1 m = 1000 mm - Centimeters to millimeters (cm to mm)
1 cm = 10 mm - Micrometers to millimeters (μm to mm)
1 μm = 11000 mm = 0.001 mm - Nanometers to millimeters (nm to mm)
1 nm = 11e+6 mm = 1e-6 mm - Nautical miles to millimeters (nmi to mm)
1 nmi = 1.852e+6 mm - Miles to millimeters (mi to mm)
1 mi = 1.609344e+6 mm - Yards to millimeters (yd to mm)
1 yd = 914.4 mm - Feet to millimeters (ft to mm)
1 ft = 304.8 mm - Inches to millimeters (in to mm)
1 in = 25.4 mm