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 4720 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 4720 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

4720 s → T_(min)

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

T_(min) = 4720 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 78.666666666667 min

The final result is:

4720 s → 78.666666666667 min

We conclude that 4720 seconds is equivalent to 78.666666666667 minutes:

4720 seconds = 78.666666666667 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.01271186440678 × 4720 seconds.

Another way is saying that 4720 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01271186440678 minutes.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand seven hundred twenty seconds is approximately seventy-eight point six six seven minutes:

4720 s ≅ 78.667 min

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