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Convert μm to nm
Interactive micrometers to nanometers conversion tool
The μm to nm converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert micrometers to nanometers. Simply enter the number of micrometers you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in nanometers.
What is the conversion factor between micrometers 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 micrometers and nanometers is 1000, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 1000 nanometers for every micrometer, and for every nanometer, there are 11000 micrometers (0.001 μm).
To convert from micrometers 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 micrometer to nanometer, we will use the first fraction: 1000 nm1 μm so that micrometers are canceled out. We then multiply the value in micrometers by this fraction to get the result in nanometers (see example).
Note that μm 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 μm to nm. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from micrometers to nanometers is:
Which is bigger, a micrometer or a nanometer?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a micrometer or an nanometer. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 μm = 1000 nm
- 1000 nanometers is bigger than 1 nanometer.
- 1 micrometer is, therefore, bigger than 1 nanometer.
- To be more specific, a nanometer is 1000 times smaller than a micrometer.
micrometers to nanometers conversion table
| micrometers | nanometers | micrometers | nanometers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 μm | 1000 nm | 11 μm | 11000 nm |
| 2 μm | 2000 nm | 12 μm | 12000 nm |
| 3 μm | 3000 nm | 13 μm | 13000 nm |
| 4 μm | 4000 nm | 14 μm | 14000 nm |
| 5 μm | 5000 nm | 15 μm | 15000 nm |
| 6 μm | 6000 nm | 16 μm | 16000 nm |
| 7 μm | 7000 nm | 17 μm | 17000 nm |
| 8 μm | 8000 nm | 18 μm | 18000 nm |
| 9 μm | 9000 nm | 19 μm | 19000 nm |
| 10 μm | 10000 nm | 20 μm | 20000 nm |
How to convert micrometers 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:
- 50 x 1 = 50
- 231 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 231
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 micrometers into nanometers we multiply 10 μm by the conversion factor of 1000 nm1 μm
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, micrometers 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 10 micrometers are equal to 10000 nanometers.
Remember:
- When converting from micrometers to nanometers, we use 1000 nm1 μm as a conversion factor.
Practice: micrometers to nanometers conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between micrometers and nanometers could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert micrometers to nanometers, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 38 micrometers to nanometers?
We multiply 38 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for micrometers to nanometers
We multiply 38 micrometers by the conversion factor. Having micrometers in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (μm) leaving only nanometers in the final result.
Answer: There are 38000 nanometers in 38 micrometers
How many nanometers are in 400 micrometers?
Multiply 400 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (μm) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the micrometers (μm) and leave the nanometers (nm)
Answer: There are 400000 nanometers in 400 micrometers
nanometers to micrometers conversion
- 1 nm = 11000 μm = 0.001 μm
- To convert from nanometers to micrometers use our nm to μm converter
micrometers conversion
Convert from Micrometers (μm):
- Micrometers to kilometers (μm to km)
1 μm = 11e+9 km = 1e-9 km - Micrometers to meters (μm to m)
1 μm = 11e+6 m = 1e-6 m - Micrometers to centimeters (μm to cm)
1 μm = 110000 cm = 1e-4 cm - Micrometers to millimeters (μm to mm)
1 μm = 11000 mm = 0.001 mm - Micrometers to nanometers (μm to nm)
1 μm = 1000 nm - Micrometers to nautical miles (μm to nmi)
1 μm = 11.852e+9 nmi = 5.399568035e-10 nmi - Micrometers to miles (μm to mi)
1 μm = 11.609344e+9 mi = 6.213711922e-10 mi - Micrometers to yards (μm to yd)
1 μm = 1914400 yd = 1.093613298e-6 yd - Micrometers to feet (μm to ft)
1 μm = 1304800 ft = 3.280839895e-6 ft - Micrometers to inches (μm to in)
1 μm = 125400 in = 3.937007874e-5 in
Convert to Micrometers (μm):
- Kilometers to micrometers (km to μm)
1 km = 1e+9 μm - Meters to micrometers (m to μm)
1 m = 1e+6 μm - Centimeters to micrometers (cm to μm)
1 cm = 10000 μm - Millimeters to micrometers (mm to μm)
1 mm = 1000 μm - Nanometers to micrometers (nm to μm)
1 nm = 11000 μm = 0.001 μm - Nautical miles to micrometers (nmi to μm)
1 nmi = 1.852e+9 μm - Miles to micrometers (mi to μm)
1 mi = 1.609344e+9 μm - Yards to micrometers (yd to μm)
1 yd = 914400 μm - Feet to micrometers (ft to μm)
1 ft = 304800 μm - Inches to micrometers (in to μm)
1 in = 25400 μm
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