Conversion formula

The conversion factor from seconds to minutes is 0.016666666666667, which means that 1 second is equal to 0.016666666666667 minutes:

1 s = 0.016666666666667 min

To convert 142.9 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 142.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from seconds to minutes. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 s → 0.016666666666667 min

142.9 s → T_(min)

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

T_(min) = 142.9 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 2.3816666666667 min

The final result is:

142.9 s → 2.3816666666667 min

We conclude that 142.9 seconds is equivalent to 2.3816666666667 minutes:

142.9 seconds = 2.3816666666667 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.41987403778866 × 142.9 seconds.

Another way is saying that 142.9 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41987403778866 minutes.

Approximate result

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

142.9 s ≅ 2.382 min

An alternative is also that one minute is approximately zero point four two times one hundred forty-two point nine seconds.

Conversion table

seconds to minutes chart

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