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 83.7 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 83.7 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

83.7 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 83.7 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 72.733311447147 kt

The final result is:

83.7 mph → 72.733311447147 kt

We conclude that 83.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 72.733311447147 knots:

83.7 miles per hour = 72.733311447147 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.013748858399314 × 83.7 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 83.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013748858399314 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-three point seven miles per hour is approximately seventy-two point seven three three knots:

83.7 mph ≅ 72.733 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one four times eighty-three point seven 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