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Convert Megahertz to Revolutions per minute

1 megahertz is 60,000,000 rpm. One megahertz is exactly 60000000 revolutions per minute.

One megahertz is 60000000 revolutions per minute. To convert megahertz to revolutions per minute, multiply by 60000000; to go the other way, divide by 60000000 or multiply by 1.6667 × 10^-8. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. A million hertz.

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Revolutions per minute
60,000,000 rpm
Megahertz × 60000000
1 * 6000000060,000,000 rpm

1 megahertz in every frequency unit

1 megahertz expressed in every frequency unit
UnitValueExact factor
hertz1,000,000 Hz× 1,000,000
kilohertz1,000 kHz× 1,000
megahertz (as entered)1 MHz—
gigahertz0.001 GHz× 0.001
terahertz0.000001 THz× 0.000001
revolutions per minute60,000,000 rpm× 60,000,000

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert megahertz to revolutions per minute? The converter and the working

  1. 1.Take the measurement in megahertz.
  2. 2.Multiply by 60000000 — that is how many revolutions per minute fit in one megahertz.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 60000000, or multiply by 1.6667 × 10^-8.

Worked example: 25 megahertz to revolutions per minute

Formula
MHz × 60000000 = rpm
Arithmetic
25 × 60000000 = 1,500,000,000 rpm
Answer
25 MHz = 1,500,000,000 rpm

The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.

Megahertz to revolutions per minute conversion table

Megahertz to revolutions per minute conversion table
MegahertzRevolutions per minute
1 MHz60,000,000 rpm
2 MHz120,000,000 rpm
3 MHz180,000,000 rpm
4 MHz240,000,000 rpm
5 MHz300,000,000 rpm
6 MHz360,000,000 rpm
7 MHz420,000,000 rpm
8 MHz480,000,000 rpm
9 MHz540,000,000 rpm
10 MHz600,000,000 rpm
12 MHz720,000,000 rpm
15 MHz900,000,000 rpm
20 MHz1,200,000,000 rpm
25 MHz1,500,000,000 rpm
50 MHz3,000,000,000 rpm
100 MHz6,000,000,000 rpm
200 MHz12,000,000,000 rpm
300 MHz18,000,000,000 rpm
500 MHz30,000,000,000 rpm
1000 MHz60,000,000,000 rpm
2000 MHz120,000,000,000 rpm
5000 MHz300,000,000,000 rpm
10000 MHz600,000,000,000 rpm

What is a megahertz?

A million hertz. FM radio sits at 88 to 108 MHz, and a processor clock was quoted here until the late 1990s.

What is a revolution per minute?

One turn a minute, so 60 rpm is 1 Hz. Engines, drills and hard drives are all rated in it: a 7,200 rpm drive spins at 120 Hz.

How many revolutions per minute are in a megahertz?

One megahertz is 60000000 revolutions per minute, exactly. Going the other way, one revolution per minute is 1.6667 × 10^-8 megahertz. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.

Every frequency unit here

The whole group — 6 units with their symbols and the size of each one in hertzs — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a megahertz.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — the hertz, and SI prefixes

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Questions people actually ask

How many revolutions per minute are in a megahertz?
60000000. One turn a minute, so 60 rpm is 1 Hz. Engines, drills and hard drives are all rated in it: a 7,200 rpm drive spins at 120 Hz.
How do I convert revolutions per minute back to megahertz?
Divide by 60000000, or multiply by 1.6667 × 10^-8 — they are the same operation.

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