Conversion formula

The conversion factor from seconds to hours is 0.00027777777777778, which means that 1 second is equal to 0.00027777777777778 hours:

1 s = 0.00027777777777778 hr

To convert 1040 seconds into hours we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from seconds to hours. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 s → 0.00027777777777778 hr

1040 s → T_(hr)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the time T in hours:

T_(hr) = 1040 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 0.28888888888889 hr

The final result is:

1040 s → 0.28888888888889 hr

We conclude that 1040 seconds is equivalent to 0.28888888888889 hours:

1040 seconds = 0.28888888888889 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 3.4615384615385 × 1040 seconds.

Another way is saying that 1040 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 3.4615384615385 hours.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty seconds is approximately zero point two eight nine hours:

1040 s ≅ 0.289 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately three point four six two times one thousand forty seconds.

Conversion table

seconds to hours chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from seconds to hours