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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to knots is 0.53995680345662, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.53995680345662 knots:

1 km/h = 0.53995680345662 kt

To convert 15.7 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 15.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.53995680345662 kt

15.7 km/h → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 15.7 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V(kt) = 8.477321814269 kt

The final result is:

15.7 km/h → 8.477321814269 kt

We conclude that 15.7 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 8.477321814269 knots:

15.7 kilometers per hour = 8.477321814269 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.11796178343929 × 15.7 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 15.7 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11796178343929 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point seven kilometers per hour is approximately eight point four seven seven knots:

15.7 km/h ≅ 8.477 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point one one eight times fifteen point seven kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to knots

kilometers per hour (km/h) knots (kt)
16.7 kilometers per hour 9.017 knots
17.7 kilometers per hour 9.557 knots
18.7 kilometers per hour 10.097 knots
19.7 kilometers per hour 10.637 knots
20.7 kilometers per hour 11.177 knots
21.7 kilometers per hour 11.717 knots
22.7 kilometers per hour 12.257 knots
23.7 kilometers per hour 12.797 knots
24.7 kilometers per hour 13.337 knots
25.7 kilometers per hour 13.877 knots