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 8742 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8742 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 7596.590306702 kt

The final result is:

8742 mph → 7596.590306702 kt

We conclude that 8742 miles per hour is equivalent to 7596.590306702 knots:

8742 miles per hour = 7596.590306702 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00013163800595087 × 8742 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 8742 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013163800595087 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-two miles per hour is approximately seven thousand five hundred ninety-six point five nine knots:

8742 mph ≅ 7596.59 kt

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