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Interactive hertz to gigahertz conversion tool

The Hz to GHz converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert hertz to gigahertz. Simply enter the number of hertz you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in gigahertz.

What is the conversion factor between hertz and gigahertz?

A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.

The relationship between hertz and gigahertz is 1e+9, such as:

Following the formula above, we can see that there are 1e+9 hertz for every gigahertz, and for every hertz, there are 11e+9 gigahertz (1e-9 GHz).

To convert from hertz to gigahertz, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.

Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.

Because we are converting from hertz to gigahertz, we will use the first fraction: 1 GHz1e+9 Hz so that hertz are canceled out. We then multiply the value in hertz by this fraction to get the result in gigahertz (see example).

Note that Hz is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).

You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from Hz to GHz. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from hertz to gigahertz is:

Which is bigger, a hertz or a gigahertz?

When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a hertz or an gigahertz. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.

• 1 Hz = 11e+9 GHz = 1e-9 GHz
• 1e-9 gigahertz is smaller than 1 gigahertz.
• 1 hertz is, therefore, smaller than 1 gigahertz.
• To be more specific, a gigahertz is 1e+9 times bigger than a hertz.

hertz to gigahertz conversion table

How to convert hertz to gigahertz?

Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.

For example:

• 35 x 1 = 35
• 151 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 151

Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.

For example, if we want to convert 1e+12 hertz into gigahertz we multiply 1e+12 Hz by the conversion factor of 1 GHz1e+9 Hz

By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, hertz are canceled out and we get the result in gigahertz. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.

Based on this, we can conclude that 1e+12 hertz are equal to 1000 gigahertz.

Remember:

• When converting from hertz to gigahertz, we use 1 GHz1e+9 Hz as a conversion factor.

Practice: hertz to gigahertz conversion

Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between hertz and gigahertz could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert hertz to gigahertz, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.

How to convert 60 hertz to gigahertz?

We multiply 60 by the factor of 1

We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for hertz to gigahertz

We multiply 60 hertz by the conversion factor. Having hertz in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (Hz) leaving only gigahertz in the final result.

Answer: There are 6e-8 gigahertz in 60 hertz

How many gigahertz are in 825 hertz?

Multiply 825 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (Hz) is in the denominator.

This allows us to cancel out the hertz (Hz) and leave the gigahertz (GHz)

Answer: There are 8.25e-7 gigahertz in 825 hertz

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• 1 GHz = 1e+9 Hz
• To convert from gigahertz to hertz use our GHz to Hz converter

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