There's a bit of a trick to this question! "NM" can stand for two different things:

* Nanometer (nm): This is a very small unit of measurement, equal to one billionth of a meter (10^-9 m).

* Nautical mile (NM): This is a unit of distance used in maritime and aviation.

Here's the breakdown:

* 1 nanometer (nm) = 0.0000001 centimeters (cm) (1 nm = 10^-7 cm)

* 1 nautical mile (NM) = 185,200 centimeters (cm)

So, depending on what "NM" refers to, the answer will be very different!