500 Watts to Gigawatts

Convert 500 watts (W) to gigawatts (GW) with formulas, examples, and conversion tables.

W
GW
500 W = 5e-7 GW
Full precision:5e-7 GW
Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 500 watts to gigawatts, we divide by 1000000000 because one gigawatt equals exactly 1000000000 watts.

1 gigawatt = 1000000000 watts

Since there are 1000000000 watts in every gigawatt, we divide our value by this factor:

500 ÷ 1000000000 = 5e-7 gigawatts

So 500 watts = 5e-7 gigawatts.

Quick check: 5e-7 × 1000000000 = 500 watts

Watts to Gigawatts Conversion Table

WattsGigawatts
1 W1e-9 GW
2 W2e-9 GW
3 W3e-9 GW
4 W4e-9 GW
5 W5e-9 GW
10 W1e-8 GW
20 W2e-8 GW
50 W5e-8 GW
100 W1e-7 GW
500 W5e-7 GW

500 Watts in Other Units

Unit500 W =
Watts to Kilowatts0.5 kW
Watts to Megawatts0.0005 MW
Watts to Gigawatts5e-7 GW
Watts to Milliwatts500000 mW
Watts to Horsepower0.67051 hp
Watts to Metric Horsepower0.67981 PS
Watts to BTU/hour1706.07 BTU/h
Watts to Foot-pounds/second368.781 ft·lb/s
Watts to Calories/second119.503 cal/s

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