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 498.6 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 498.6 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

498.6 s → T_(min)

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

T_(min) = 498.6 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 8.31 min

The final result is:

498.6 s → 8.31 min

We conclude that 498.6 seconds is equivalent to 8.31 minutes:

498.6 seconds = 8.31 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.12033694344164 × 498.6 seconds.

Another way is saying that 498.6 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12033694344164 minutes.

Approximate result

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

498.6 s ≅ 8.31 min

An alternative is also that one minute is approximately zero point one two times four hundred ninety-eight point six 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