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 4742 seconds into hours we have to multiply 4742 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

4742 s → T_(hr)

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

T_(hr) = 4742 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 1.3172222222222 hr

The final result is:

4742 s → 1.3172222222222 hr

We conclude that 4742 seconds is equivalent to 1.3172222222222 hours:

4742 seconds = 1.3172222222222 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 0.75917334458035 × 4742 seconds.

Another way is saying that 4742 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.75917334458035 hours.

Approximate result

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

4742 s ≅ 1.317 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately zero point seven five nine times four thousand seven hundred forty-two 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