Convert nanometers to centimeters

1 nm = 0.0000001 cm — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.

0.000 000 1cm
✓ Exact 1 nm = 0.000 000 1 cm
As a fraction: 1/10000000
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1 nm = 0.0000001 cm
Show this value in all 50 length units
  • Gigameters Gm 1e-18
  • Megameters Mm 1e-15
  • Kilometers km 1e-12
  • Hectometers hm 1e-11
  • Decameters dam 1e-10
  • Meters m 1e-9
  • Decimeters dm 1e-8
  • Centimeters cm 0.000 000 1
  • Millimeters mm 0.000 001
  • Micrometers µm 0.001
  • Nanometers nm 1
  • Picometers pm 1000
  • Femtometers fm 1 000 000
  • Inches in 3.93700787402e-8
  • Feet ft 3.28083989501e-9
  • Yards yd 1.09361329834e-9
  • Miles mi 6.21371192237e-13
  • Nautical miles nmi 5.39956803456e-13
  • Thous thou 0.000 039 370 078 740 2
  • Hands hh 9.84251968504e-9
  • Links li 4.9709695379e-9
  • Spans span 4.37445319335e-9
  • Cubits cubit 2.18722659668e-9
  • Ells ell 8.7489063867e-10
  • Fathoms ftm 5.46806649169e-10
  • Rods rd 1.98838781516e-10
  • Chains ch 4.9709695379e-11
  • Furlongs fur 4.9709695379e-12
  • Leagues lea 2.07123730746e-13
  • Barleycorns barleycorn 0.000 000 118 110 236 22
  • US survey feet ft (US) 3.28083333333e-9
  • US survey miles mi (US) 6.21369949495e-13
  • Ångströms Å 10
  • Microns µ 0.001
  • Bohr radiuss a₀ 18.897 261 259 1
  • Planck lengths ℓₚ 6.18714249917e+25
  • Astronomical units au 6.68458712227e-21
  • Light-years ly 1.05700083402e-25
  • Light-seconds ls 3.33564095198e-18
  • Light-minutes lmin 5.55940158664e-20
  • Parsecs pc 3.24077928944e-26
  • Kiloparsecs kpc 3.24077928944e-29
  • Megaparsecs Mpc 3.24077928944e-32
  • Solar radiuss R☉ 1.43740117867e-18
  • Earth radiuss R🜨 1.56961230576e-16
  • Point (DTP)s pt 0.000 002 834 645 669 29
  • Picas pc 0.000 000 236 220 472 441
  • Scandinavian miles mil 1e-13
  • Versts вер 9.37382827147e-13
  • Lis 里 2e-12

Every row is Nanometer (nm) converted through the meter, in exact rational arithmetic.

How to convert nanometers to centimeters

Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.0000001 to get centimeters.

The exact factor is 0.0000001 — as a fraction, 1/10000000.

Nanometer to Centimeter conversion table

Nanometers (nm) Centimeters (cm)
1 nm 0.000 000 1
2 nm 0.000 000 2
3 nm 0.000 000 3
5 nm 0.000 000 5
10 nm 0.000 001
20 nm 0.000 002
25 nm 0.000 002 5
50 nm 0.000 005
100 nm 0.000 01
250 nm 0.000 025
500 nm 0.000 05
1000 nm 0.0001

Centimeter to Nanometer conversion table

Centimeters (cm) Nanometers (nm)
1 cm 10 000 000
2 cm 20 000 000
3 cm 30 000 000
5 cm 50 000 000
10 cm 100 000 000
20 cm 200 000 000
25 cm 250 000 000
50 cm 500 000 000
100 cm 1 000 000 000
250 cm 2 500 000 000
500 cm 5 000 000 000
1000 cm 10 000 000 000

Frequently asked

How many centimeters are in a nanometer?

One nanometer equals 0.0000001 centimeters (nm → cm). That figure is exact, not rounded.

How do you convert nanometers to centimeters?

Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.0000001 to get centimeters.

What is 1 cm in nanometers?

One centimeter is 10000000 nanometers.

What is 10 nm in cm?

10 nm = 0.000 001 cm.

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