Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:
1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt
To convert 172 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 172 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt
172 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 172 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 149.46391360704 kt
The final result is:
172 mph → 149.46391360704 kt
We conclude that 172 miles per hour is equivalent to 149.46391360704 knots:
172 miles per hour = 149.46391360704 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0066905781861776 × 172 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 172 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0066905781861776 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-two miles per hour is approximately one hundred forty-nine point four six four knots:
172 mph ≅ 149.464 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times one hundred seventy-two miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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173 miles per hour | 150.333 knots |
174 miles per hour | 151.202 knots |
175 miles per hour | 152.071 knots |
176 miles per hour | 152.94 knots |
177 miles per hour | 153.809 knots |
178 miles per hour | 154.678 knots |
179 miles per hour | 155.547 knots |
180 miles per hour | 156.416 knots |
181 miles per hour | 157.285 knots |
182 miles per hour | 158.154 knots |