Convert mm to m

Interactive millimeters to meters conversion tool

The mm to m converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert millimeters to meters. Simply enter the number of millimeters you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in meters.

What is the conversion factor between millimeters and meters?

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 millimeters and meters is 1000, such as:

1 m = 1000 mm

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 millimeters to meters, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.

1 m1000 mm = 1000 mm1 m= 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 millimeter to meter, we will use the first fraction: 1 m1000 mm so that millimeters are canceled out. We then multiply the value in millimeters by this fraction to get the result in meters (see example).

Note that mm 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).

Conversion factor = Unit you are converting toUnit you are converting from

You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from mm to m. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from millimeters to meters is:

1 m1000 mm

Which is bigger, a millimeter or a meter?

When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a millimeter or an meter. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.

1 mm = 11000 m = 0.001 m
0.001 meter is smaller than 1 meter.
1 millimeter is, therefore, smaller than 1 meter.
To be more specific, a meter is 1000 times bigger than a millimeter.

millimeters to meters conversion table

millimeters	meters	millimeters	meters
1 mm	0.001 m	11 mm	0.011 m
2 mm	0.002 m	12 mm	0.012 m
3 mm	0.003 m	13 mm	0.013 m
4 mm	0.004 m	14 mm	0.014 m
5 mm	0.005 m	15 mm	0.015 m
6 mm	0.006 m	16 mm	0.016 m
7 mm	0.007 m	17 mm	0.017 m
8 mm	0.008 m	18 mm	0.018 m
9 mm	0.009 m	19 mm	0.019 m
10 mm	0.01 m	20 mm	0.02 m

How to convert millimeters to meters?

Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.

For example:

18 x 1 = 18
489 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 489

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 100000 millimeters into meters we multiply 100000 mm by the conversion factor of 1 m1000 mm

100000 mm = 100000 mm x 1 = 100000 mm x 1 m1000 mm = 100 m

By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, millimeters are canceled out and we get the result in meters. 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 100000 millimeters are equal to 100 meters.

Remember:

When converting from millimeters to meters, we use 1 m1000 mm as a conversion factor.

Practice: millimeters to meters conversion

Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between millimeters and meters could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert millimeters to meters, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.

How to convert 84 millimeters to meters?

We multiply 84 by the factor of 1

84 mm = 84 mm x 1

We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for millimeters to meters

84 mm = 84 mm x 1 m1000 mm

We multiply 84 millimeters by the conversion factor. Having millimeters in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (mm) leaving only meters in the final result.

84 mm = 84 mm x 1 m1000 mm

84 mm = 84 x 11000 m

84 mm = 0.084 m

Answer: There are 0.084 meters in 84 millimeters

How many meters are in 705 millimeters?

Multiply 705 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (mm) is in the denominator.

705 mm = 705 mm x 1 m1000 mm

This allows us to cancel out the millimeters (mm) and leave the meters (m)

705 mm = 705 mm x 1 m1000 mm

705 mm = 705 x 11000 m

705 mm = 0.705 m

Answer: There are 0.705 meters in 705 millimeters

meters to millimeters conversion

1 m = 1000 mm
To convert from meters to millimeters use our m to mm converter

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

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