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 8357 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 8357 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

8357 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 8357 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 4299.2122222185 m/s

The final result is:

8357 kt → 4299.2122222185 m/s

We conclude that 8357 knots is equivalent to 4299.2122222185 meters per second:

8357 knots = 4299.2122222185 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 0.00023260075295468 × 8357 knots.

Another way is saying that 8357 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023260075295468 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand three hundred fifty-seven knots is approximately four thousand two hundred ninety-nine point two one two meters per second:

8357 kt ≅ 4299.212 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred fifty-seven 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