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Pounds to long tons

1 pound in long tons
1 lb = 0.0004464 long ton
long ton = lb × 0.000446428571

To convert pounds to long tons, multiply by 0.000446428571. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Pounds to long tons table

Common pound values converted to long tons.
Pounds Long tons
1 lb 0.0004464
2 lb 0.0008929
3 lb 0.0013393
4 lb 0.0017857
5 lb 0.0022321
10 lb 0.0044643
15 lb 0.0066964
20 lb 0.0089286
25 lb 0.011161
30 lb 0.013393
40 lb 0.017857
50 lb 0.022321
75 lb 0.033482
100 lb 0.044643
250 lb 0.11161
500 lb 0.22321
1,000 lb 0.44643

How the conversion works

The relationship is long ton = lb × 0.000446428571. Both units measure mass, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Long ton: UK long ton = 2,240 lb.

Common questions

How many long tons are in one pound?
One pound equals 0.0004464 long tons. long ton = lb × 0.000446428571.
How do you convert pounds to long tons?
Use long ton = lb × 0.000446428571. So 10 lb is 0.0044643 long ton.
How many pounds are in one long ton?
One long ton equals 2,240 pounds, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of long ton?
UK long ton = 2,240 lb.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked