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 5042 seconds into hours we have to multiply 5042 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

5042 s → T_(hr)

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

T_(hr) = 5042 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 1.4005555555556 hr

The final result is:

5042 s → 1.4005555555556 hr

We conclude that 5042 seconds is equivalent to 1.4005555555556 hours:

5042 seconds = 1.4005555555556 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 0.71400238000793 × 5042 seconds.

Another way is saying that 5042 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.71400238000793 hours.

Approximate result

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

5042 s ≅ 1.401 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately zero point seven one four times five thousand 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