Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to kilometers per hour is 3.5999999999971, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 3.5999999999971 kilometers per hour:

1 m/s = 3.5999999999971 km/h

To convert 72 meters per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 3.5999999999971 km/h

72 m/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 72 m/s × 3.5999999999971 km/h

V_(km/h) = 259.19999999979 km/h

The final result is:

72 m/s → 259.19999999979 km/h

We conclude that 72 meters per second is equivalent to 259.19999999979 kilometers per hour:

72 meters per second = 259.19999999979 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0038580246913611 × 72 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 72 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038580246913611 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two meters per second is approximately two hundred fifty-nine point two kilometers per hour:

72 m/s ≅ 259.2 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero four times seventy-two meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to kilometers per hour chart

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