1000 millimeters in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 1000 millimeters is equivalent to 100 centimeters.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 1000 millimeters to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 mm = 0.1 cm.

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

1 mm / 1000 mm = 0.1 cm / x cm

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

x cm = (1000 mm / 1 mm) * 0.1 cm → x cm = 100.0 cm

Conclusion:

1000 mm = 100.0 cm

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 times 1000 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 1000 millimeters is equal to 1 / 0.01 centimeters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: one thousand millimeters is about one hundred centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero times one thousand millimeters.