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title: "Nanometers to Centimeters — nm to cm converter"
description: "1 nanometer = 1 × 10^-7 centimeters. Convert nanometers to centimeters with a full conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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# Nanometers to centimeters

**1 nanometer in centimeters: 1 nm = 1 × 10^-7 cm**

cm = nm × 1 × 10^-7

To convert nanometers to centimeters, multiply by 1 × 10^-7. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

## Nanometers to centimeters table

*Common nanometer values converted to centimeters.*

| Nanometers | Centimeters |
| --- | --- |
| 1 nm | 1 × 10^-7 |
| 2 nm | 2 × 10^-7 |
| 3 nm | 3 × 10^-7 |
| 4 nm | 4 × 10^-7 |
| 5 nm | 5 × 10^-7 |
| 10 nm | 0.000001 |
| 15 nm | 0.0000015 |
| 20 nm | 0.000002 |
| 25 nm | 0.0000025 |
| 30 nm | 0.000003 |
| 40 nm | 0.000004 |
| 50 nm | 0.000005 |
| 75 nm | 0.0000075 |
| 100 nm | 0.00001 |
| 250 nm | 0.000025 |
| 500 nm | 0.00005 |
| 1,000 nm | 0.0001 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is cm = nm × 1 × 10^-7. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

## Common questions

### How many centimeters are in one nanometer?

One nanometer equals 1 × 10^-7 centimeters. cm = nm × 1 × 10^-7.

### How do you convert nanometers to centimeters?

Use cm = nm × 1 × 10^-7. So 10 nm is 0.000001 cm.

### How many nanometers are in one centimeter?

One centimeter equals 10,000,000 nanometers, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

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- [Centimeters to Nanometers](https://atoneplace.net/convert/cm-to-nanometers/)
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## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)