Kilohertz to Revolutions per Minute Converter
1 kilohertz = 60,000 revolutions per minute
1 kilohertz equals 60,000 revolutions per minute
How to convert kilohertz to revolutions per minute
Hertz counts complete cycles per second. This converter treats one revolution as one cycle, so 60 rpm = 1 Hz; angular frequency in radians per second would additionally involve 2π.
rpm = kHz × 60000One kilohertz is 60000 revolutions per minute, so a single multiplication converts any value.
600,000 rpm = 10 × 60000Kilohertz to revolutions per minute conversion table
Common values in kilohertz, converted to revolutions per minute.
| Kilohertz (kHz) | Revolutions per minute (rpm) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60,000 |
| 2 | 120,000 |
| 3 | 180,000 |
| 4 | 240,000 |
| 5 | 300,000 |
| 10 | 600,000 |
| 20 | 1,200,000 |
| 25 | 1,500,000 |
| 50 | 3,000,000 |
| 100 | 6,000,000 |
| 250 | 15,000,000 |
| 500 | 30,000,000 |
| 1,000 | 60,000,000 |
About these units
kilohertzkHz
One thousand hertz. Used for audio sample rates and AM radio.
revolution per minuterpm
One full rotation per minute: exactly 1/60 Hz. Used for engines and disk drives.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.