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 4739 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 4739 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

4739 s → T_(min)

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

T_(min) = 4739 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 78.983333333333 min

The final result is:

4739 s → 78.983333333333 min

We conclude that 4739 seconds is equivalent to 78.983333333333 minutes:

4739 seconds = 78.983333333333 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.012660898923824 × 4739 seconds.

Another way is saying that 4739 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012660898923824 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 thirty-nine seconds is approximately seventy-eight point nine eight three minutes:

4739 s ≅ 78.983 min

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