Convert meters to millimeters

Enter the number of meters you want to convert to millimeters in the text box below. The conversion to length in millimeters will update as you type.

Answer: 1,000
meters (m)
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1 meters = 1,000 millimeters

Precise decimal and fraction answers

The conversion in millimeters rounded to six significant decimal places is 1 m = 1,000.000000 mm. The precise fraction answer is 1,000 0/1 mm.

Decimal Precision

Conversion from one to ten decimal places

  • 1 m = 1,000.0 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.00 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.0000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.00000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.000000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.0000000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.00000000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.000000000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000.0000000000 mm

How many millimeters are in a meter?

There are 1,000 millimeters in one meter. A meter is 1,000 times longer than a millimeter. A millimeter is 0.10% of a meter

Meters to millimeters conversion factor and formulas

Formula

The conversion factor between meters and millimeters is 1,000. This represents the ratio of millimeters per one meter. To calculate the value in millimeters, we can either multiply by the conversion factor or divide by its inverse.

Multiplication

To convert from meters to millimeters, multiply meters by 1,000.
The formula is expressed as:
m × 1,000 = mm

Division

Alternatively we can divide by the inverse conversion factor to get the same result.
The inverse of 1,000 is 1/1,000 or 0.001. To convert from meters to millimeters, divide meters by 0.001.
The formula is expressed as:
m ÷ 0.001 = mm

About this conversion

A conversion from meters to millimeters are units within in the metric (SI) or SI compatible systems.

About Meters

SI Unit

The meter is the primary unit for measurement of length within the metric (SI) system of measure. It is officially defined as the distance which light travels in 1/299,792,458th of a second in a vacuum. Internationally the meter is usually spelled 'metre', however the prevalent spelling in the United States is 'meter'. Its symbol is the lower case letter m. The meter is the base unit for deriving all other SI units of length eg. kilometer (1,000 meters).

About Millimeters

SI Unit

Within the SI (metric) system of measurement, the millimeter is officially defined as one thousandth (1/1,000) of a meter. It is commonly used when measuring very short lengths. Internationally it is spelled 'millimetre' whereas the U.S. spells it 'millimeter'. The symbol for millimeters is mm.

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1 meters to other length units

Metric

  • 1 m = 0.001 km
  • 1 m = 1 m
  • 1 m = 10 dm
  • 1 m = 100 cm
  • 1 m = 1,000 mm
  • 1 m = 1,000,000 µ
  • 1 m = 1×109 nm

Imperial/U.S.

  • 1 m = 6.214×10-4 mi
  • 1 m = 1.094 yd
  • 1 m = 3.281 ft
  • 1 m = 39.37 in

References and Citations

  1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) The International System of Units (SI)

Meters to millimeters conversion table

m mm
1 m 1,000 mm
2 m 2,000 mm
3 m 3,000 mm
4 m 4,000 mm
5 m 5,000 mm
6 m 6,000 mm
7 m 7,000 mm
8 m 8,000 mm
9 m 9,000 mm
10 m 10,000 mm
m mm
20 m 20,000 mm
30 m 30,000 mm
40 m 40,000 mm
50 m 50,000 mm
60 m 60,000 mm
70 m 70,000 mm
80 m 80,000 mm
90 m 90,000 mm
100 m 100,000 mm
1,000 m 1,000,000 mm

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