72 centimeters in millimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 72 centimeters is equivalent to 720 millimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 72 centimeters to millimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 cm = 10 mm.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of millimeters.

1 cm / 72 cm = 10 mm / x mm

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x mm = (72 cm / 1 cm) * 10 mm → x mm = 720 mm

Conclusion:

72 cm = 720 mm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.00138888888888889 times 72 centimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 72 centimeters is equal to 1 / 0.00138888888888889 millimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: seventy-two centimeters is about seven hundred and twenty millimeters, or alternatively, a millimeter is about zero times seventy-two centimeters.