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 4642 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 4642 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

4642 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 4642 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2388.051111109 m/s

The final result is:

4642 kt → 2388.051111109 m/s

We conclude that 4642 knots is equivalent to 2388.051111109 meters per second:

4642 knots = 2388.051111109 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 0.00041875150634259 × 4642 knots.

Another way is saying that 4642 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00041875150634259 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-two knots is approximately two thousand three hundred eighty-eight point zero five one meters per second:

4642 kt ≅ 2388.051 m/s

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