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 72.6 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 72.6 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

72.6 s → T_(min)

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

T_(min) = 72.6 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 1.21 min

The final result is:

72.6 s → 1.21 min

We conclude that 72.6 seconds is equivalent to 1.21 minutes:

72.6 seconds = 1.21 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.82644628099174 × 72.6 seconds.

Another way is saying that 72.6 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.82644628099174 minutes.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two point six seconds is approximately one point two one minutes:

72.6 s ≅ 1.21 min

An alternative is also that one minute is approximately zero point eight two six times seventy-two 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