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 8342 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8342 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

8342 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8342 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 7248.9998099415 kt

The final result is:

8342 mph → 7248.9998099415 kt

We conclude that 8342 miles per hour is equivalent to 7248.9998099415 knots:

8342 miles per hour = 7248.9998099415 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00013795006569438 × 8342 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 8342 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013795006569438 knots.

Approximate result

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

8342 mph ≅ 7249 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand three 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