Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 4640 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 4640 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

4640 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 4640 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2387.0222222202 m/s

The final result is:

4640 kt → 2387.0222222202 m/s

We conclude that 4640 knots is equivalent to 2387.0222222202 meters per second:

4640 knots = 2387.0222222202 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.00041893200268153 × 4640 knots.

Another way is saying that 4640 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00041893200268153 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand six hundred forty knots is approximately two thousand three hundred eighty-seven point zero two two meters per second:

4640 kt ≅ 2387.022 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times four thousand six hundred forty knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

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