Centimeters (cm) to Nanometers (nm) Converter

This length unit converter dynamically calculates a value you enter in centimeters (cm) and converts it to its equivalent value in nanometers (nm).

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How many centimeters (cm) are in a nanometer (nm)? What is the formula for how to convert centimeters to nanometers (cm to nm)?

1 centimeter (cm) = 10,000,000 nanometers (nm)
So we can say that there are 10,000,000 nanometers in 1 centimeter.
This means that the multiplication conversion factor to convert a quantity expressed in a centimeter unit of measurement to an equivalent quantity expressed in a nanometer unit of measurement is 10,000,000.

Inversely (or reciprocally),

1 nanometer (nm) = 0.0000001 centimeter (cm)
So we can say that there is 0.0000001 centimeter in 1 nanometer.
This means that the division conversion factor to convert a quantity expressed in a centimeter unit of measurement to an equivalent quantity expressed in a nanometer unit of measurement is 0.0000001.

Knowing this inverse mathematical relationship between the two conversion factors and their reciprocal operations, we can derive two formulas to calculate and convert a quantity of length expressed in centimeters to an equivalent quantity of length expressed in nanometers (cm to nm). Both formulas will yield the same result. The formulas are:

nm = cm × 10,000,000    → This is the formula based on the multiplication conversion factor.

and

nm = cm ÷ 0.0000001    → This is the formula based on the division conversion factor.

For example, if you have a length of 6 centimeters that you want to convert to nanometers, you would use either of the two formulas as follows:

nm = 6 cm × 10,000,000 = 60,000,000 nm
nm = 6 cm ÷ 0.0000001 = 60,000,000 nm

So, the result is the same using either formula, which is 60,000,000 nanometers.

Centimeters to nanometers (cm to nm) conversion chart

To save you time and effort spent on having to perform manual calculations or look up conversion formulas every time a conversion from centimeters to nanometers is needed, here is a centimeters-to-nanometers conversion chart for your quick and easy reference. This conversion chart (or conversion table) shows common measurement values of length in centimeters and their equivalent measurement values in nanometers. These equivalent measurement values may be rounded off to 1 or 2 decimal places when it is mathematically expedient for everyday applications.

centimeters (cm)nanometers (nm)
1 cm10,000,000 nm
2 cm20,000,000 nm
3 cm30,000,000 nm
4 cm40,000,000 nm
5 cm50,000,000 nm
6 cm60,000,000 nm
7 cm70,000,000 nm
8 cm80,000,000 nm
9 cm90,000,000 nm
10 cm100,000,000 nm
11 cm110,000,000 nm
12 cm120,000,000 nm
13 cm130,000,000 nm
14 cm140,000,000 nm
15 cm150,000,000 nm
16 cm160,000,000 nm
17 cm170,000,000 nm
18 cm180,000,000 nm
19 cm190,000,000 nm
20 cm200,000,000 nm
21 cm210,000,000 nm
22 cm220,000,000 nm
23 cm230,000,000 nm
24 cm240,000,000 nm
25 cm250,000,000 nm
26 cm260,000,000 nm
27 cm270,000,000 nm
28 cm280,000,000 nm
29 cm290,000,000 nm
30 cm300,000,000 nm
31 cm310,000,000 nm
32 cm320,000,000 nm
33 cm330,000,000 nm
34 cm340,000,000 nm
35 cm350,000,000 nm
36 cm360,000,000 nm
37 cm370,000,000 nm
38 cm380,000,000 nm
39 cm390,000,000 nm
40 cm400,000,000 nm
41 cm410,000,000 nm
42 cm420,000,000 nm
43 cm430,000,000 nm
44 cm440,000,000 nm
45 cm450,000,000 nm
46 cm460,000,000 nm
47 cm470,000,000 nm
48 cm480,000,000 nm
49 cm490,000,000 nm
50 cm500,000,000 nm
51 cm510,000,000 nm
52 cm520,000,000 nm
53 cm530,000,000 nm
54 cm540,000,000 nm
55 cm550,000,000 nm
56 cm560,000,000 nm
57 cm570,000,000 nm
58 cm580,000,000 nm
59 cm590,000,000 nm
60 cm600,000,000 nm
61 cm610,000,000 nm
62 cm620,000,000 nm
63 cm630,000,000 nm
64 cm640,000,000 nm
65 cm650,000,000 nm
66 cm660,000,000 nm
67 cm670,000,000 nm
68 cm680,000,000 nm
69 cm690,000,000 nm
70 cm700,000,000 nm
71 cm710,000,000 nm
72 cm720,000,000 nm
73 cm730,000,000 nm
74 cm740,000,000 nm
75 cm750,000,000 nm
76 cm760,000,000 nm
77 cm770,000,000 nm
78 cm780,000,000 nm
79 cm790,000,000 nm
80 cm800,000,000 nm
81 cm810,000,000 nm
82 cm820,000,000 nm
83 cm830,000,000 nm
84 cm840,000,000 nm
85 cm850,000,000 nm
86 cm860,000,000 nm
87 cm870,000,000 nm
88 cm880,000,000 nm
89 cm890,000,000 nm
90 cm900,000,000 nm
91 cm910,000,000 nm
92 cm920,000,000 nm
93 cm930,000,000 nm
94 cm940,000,000 nm
95 cm950,000,000 nm
96 cm960,000,000 nm
97 cm970,000,000 nm
98 cm980,000,000 nm
99 cm990,000,000 nm
100 cm1,000,000,000 nm
centimeters (cm)nanometers (nm)
101 cm1,010,000,000 nm
102 cm1,020,000,000 nm
103 cm1,030,000,000 nm
104 cm1,040,000,000 nm
105 cm1,050,000,000 nm
106 cm1,060,000,000 nm
107 cm1,070,000,000 nm
108 cm1,080,000,000 nm
109 cm1,090,000,000 nm
110 cm1,100,000,000 nm
111 cm1,110,000,000 nm
112 cm1,120,000,000 nm
113 cm1,130,000,000 nm
114 cm1,140,000,000 nm
115 cm1,150,000,000 nm
116 cm1,160,000,000 nm
117 cm1,170,000,000 nm
118 cm1,180,000,000 nm
119 cm1,190,000,000 nm
120 cm1,200,000,000 nm
121 cm1,210,000,000 nm
122 cm1,220,000,000 nm
123 cm1,230,000,000 nm
124 cm1,240,000,000 nm
125 cm1,250,000,000 nm
126 cm1,260,000,000 nm
127 cm1,270,000,000 nm
128 cm1,280,000,000 nm
129 cm1,290,000,000 nm
130 cm1,300,000,000 nm
131 cm1,310,000,000 nm
132 cm1,320,000,000 nm
133 cm1,330,000,000 nm
134 cm1,340,000,000 nm
135 cm1,350,000,000 nm
136 cm1,360,000,000 nm
137 cm1,370,000,000 nm
138 cm1,380,000,000 nm
139 cm1,390,000,000 nm
140 cm1,400,000,000 nm
141 cm1,410,000,000 nm
142 cm1,420,000,000 nm
143 cm1,430,000,000 nm
144 cm1,440,000,000 nm
145 cm1,450,000,000 nm
146 cm1,460,000,000 nm
147 cm1,470,000,000 nm
148 cm1,480,000,000 nm
149 cm1,490,000,000 nm
150 cm1,500,000,000 nm
151 cm1,510,000,000 nm
152 cm1,520,000,000 nm
153 cm1,530,000,000 nm
154 cm1,540,000,000 nm
155 cm1,550,000,000 nm
156 cm1,560,000,000 nm
157 cm1,570,000,000 nm
158 cm1,580,000,000 nm
159 cm1,590,000,000 nm
160 cm1,600,000,000 nm
161 cm1,610,000,000 nm
162 cm1,620,000,000 nm
163 cm1,630,000,000 nm
164 cm1,640,000,000 nm
165 cm1,650,000,000 nm
166 cm1,660,000,000 nm
167 cm1,670,000,000 nm
168 cm1,680,000,000 nm
169 cm1,690,000,000 nm
170 cm1,700,000,000 nm
171 cm1,710,000,000 nm
172 cm1,720,000,000 nm
173 cm1,730,000,000 nm
174 cm1,740,000,000 nm
175 cm1,750,000,000 nm
176 cm1,760,000,000 nm
177 cm1,770,000,000 nm
178 cm1,780,000,000 nm
179 cm1,790,000,000 nm
180 cm1,800,000,000 nm
181 cm1,810,000,000 nm
182 cm1,820,000,000 nm
183 cm1,830,000,000 nm
184 cm1,840,000,000 nm
185 cm1,850,000,000 nm
186 cm1,860,000,000 nm
187 cm1,870,000,000 nm
188 cm1,880,000,000 nm
189 cm1,890,000,000 nm
190 cm1,900,000,000 nm
191 cm1,910,000,000 nm
192 cm1,920,000,000 nm
193 cm1,930,000,000 nm
194 cm1,940,000,000 nm
195 cm1,950,000,000 nm
196 cm1,960,000,000 nm
197 cm1,970,000,000 nm
198 cm1,980,000,000 nm
199 cm1,990,000,000 nm
200 cm2,000,000,000 nm

Conversion of 1 centimeter (cm) to other units of length

Here is a reference list providing a conversion of 1 centimeter (cm) to its equivalent values in various units of length, both metric and imperial:

  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 10,000,000 nanometers (nm)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 10,000 micrometers (µm)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 10 millimeters (mm)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.1 decimeter (dm)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.01 meter (m)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.00001 kilometer (km)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.39370078740157 inch (in)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.032808398950131 foot (ft)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.010936132983377 yard (yd)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.0000062137119223733 mile (mi)
  • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.0000053995680345572 nautical mile (nmi)

What is a centimeter (cm)?

Definition of centimeter: A centimeter is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system. It is equal to one hundredth of a meter (10^-2 m). It is often used for everyday measurements involving shorter distances than meters, such as human height.

The abbreviation for centimeter is cm. The single Unicode character ㎝ (U+339D) represents the 2-character Latin abbreviation for centimeter. The Windows Alt code for this character ㎝ is Alt + 13213.

What is a nanometer (nm)?

Definition of nanometer: A nanometer is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to one billionth of a meter (10^-9 m). It is commonly used to express dimensions on an atomic scale, such as wavelengths of light, and in nanotechnologies.

The abbreviation for nanometer is nm. The single Unicode character ㎚ (U+339A) represents the 2-character Latin abbreviation for nanometer. The Windows Alt code for this character ㎚ is Alt + 13210.