Convert Revolutions per minute to Gigahertz
1 revolution per minute is 1.67e-11 GHz. One revolution per minute is exactly 1.66666666667e-11 gigahertz.
One revolution per minute is 1.6667 × 10^-11 gigahertz. To convert revolutions per minute to gigahertz, multiply by 1.6667 × 10^-11; to go the other way, divide by 1.6667 × 10^-11 or multiply by 60000000000. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. One turn a minute, so 60 rpm is 1 Hz.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Revolutions per minute × 1.6667 × 10^-11
1 * 1.6666667e-110 GHz
1 revolution per minute in every frequency unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| hertz | 0.01666666667 Hz | × 0.0166666666667 |
| kilohertz | 0.00001666666667 kHz | × 0.0000166666666667 |
| megahertz | 0.00000001666666667 MHz | × 0.0000000166666666667 |
| gigahertz | 0.00000000001666666667 GHz | × 0.0000000000166666666667 |
| terahertz | 0 THz | × 0.0000000000000166666666667 |
| revolutions per minute (as entered) | 1 rpm | — |
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 revolutions per minute to gigahertz? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in revolutions per minute.
- 2.Multiply by 1.6667 × 10^-11 — that is how many gigahertz fit in one revolution per minute.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.6667 × 10^-11, or multiply by 60000000000.
Worked example: 25 revolutions per minute to gigahertz
- Formula
- rpm × 1.6667 × 10^-11 = GHz
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 1.6667 × 10^-11 = 4.17e-10 GHz
- Answer
- 25 rpm = 4.17e-10 GHz
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Revolutions per minute to gigahertz conversion table
| Revolutions per minute | Gigahertz |
|---|---|
| 1 rpm | 1.67e-11 GHz |
| 2 rpm | 3.33e-11 GHz |
| 3 rpm | 5.00e-11 GHz |
| 4 rpm | 6.67e-11 GHz |
| 5 rpm | 8.33e-11 GHz |
| 6 rpm | 1.00e-10 GHz |
| 7 rpm | 1.17e-10 GHz |
| 8 rpm | 1.33e-10 GHz |
| 9 rpm | 1.50e-10 GHz |
| 10 rpm | 1.67e-10 GHz |
| 12 rpm | 2.00e-10 GHz |
| 15 rpm | 2.50e-10 GHz |
| 20 rpm | 3.33e-10 GHz |
| 25 rpm | 4.17e-10 GHz |
| 50 rpm | 8.33e-10 GHz |
| 100 rpm | 1.67e-9 GHz |
| 200 rpm | 3.33e-9 GHz |
| 300 rpm | 5.00e-9 GHz |
| 500 rpm | 8.33e-9 GHz |
| 1000 rpm | 1.67e-8 GHz |
| 2000 rpm | 3.33e-8 GHz |
| 5000 rpm | 8.33e-8 GHz |
| 10000 rpm | 1.67e-7 GHz |
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.
What is a gigahertz?
A billion hertz. Wi-Fi runs at 2.4 and 5 GHz, and a processor clock has been quoted in these since about 2000 — a 3.5 GHz core starts a new cycle every 286 picoseconds.
How many gigahertz are in a revolution per minute?
One revolution per minute is 1.6667 × 10^-11 gigahertz. Going the other way, one gigahertz is 60000000000 revolutions per minute. 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 revolution per minute.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — the hertz, and SI prefixes
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Questions people actually ask
- How many gigahertz are in a revolution per minute?
- 1.6667 × 10^-11. A billion hertz. Wi-Fi runs at 2.4 and 5 GHz, and a processor clock has been quoted in these since about 2000 — a 3.5 GHz core starts a new cycle every 286 picoseconds.
- How do I convert gigahertz back to revolutions per minute?
- Divide by 1.6667 × 10^-11, or multiply by 60000000000 — they are the same operation.
Other frequency conversions
Gigahertz to revolutions per minute — the same conversion the other way.