Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 8740 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 8740 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

8740 m/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8740 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 16989.200863946 kt

The final result is:

8740 m/s → 16989.200863946 kt

We conclude that 8740 meters per second is equivalent to 16989.200863946 knots:

8740 meters per second = 16989.200863946 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 5.8860920416934E-5 × 8740 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 8740 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8860920416934E-5 knots.

Approximate result

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

8740 m/s ≅ 16989.201 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred forty meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

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