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 3600 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 3600 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

3600 s → T_(min)

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

T_(min) = 3600 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 60 min

The final result is:

3600 s → 60 min

We conclude that 3600 seconds is equivalent to 60 minutes:

3600 seconds = 60 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.016666666666667 × 3600 seconds.

Another way is saying that 3600 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016666666666667 minutes.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand six hundred seconds is approximately sixty minutes:

3600 s ≅ 60 min

An alternative is also that one minute is approximately zero point zero one seven times three thousand six hundred 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