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If we want to calculate how many Nanometers are 400 Meters we have to multiply 400 by 1000000000 and divide the product by 1. So for 400 we have: (400 × 1000000000) ÷ 1 = 400000000000 ÷ 1 = 400000000000 Nanometers
So finally 400 m = 400000000000 nm