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 8242 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8242 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

8242 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8242 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 7162.1021857513 kt

The final result is:

8242 mph → 7162.1021857513 kt

We conclude that 8242 miles per hour is equivalent to 7162.1021857513 knots:

8242 miles per hour = 7162.1021857513 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00013962381072829 × 8242 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 8242 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013962381072829 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand two hundred forty-two miles per hour is approximately seven thousand one hundred sixty-two point one zero two knots:

8242 mph ≅ 7162.102 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand two hundred forty-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