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Long tons to pounds

1 long ton in pounds
1 long ton = 2,240 lb
lb = long ton × 2,240

To convert long tons to pounds, multiply by 2,240. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Long tons to pounds table

Common long ton values converted to pounds.
Long tons Pounds
1 long ton 2,240
2 long ton 4,480
3 long ton 6,720
4 long ton 8,960
5 long ton 11,200
10 long ton 22,400
15 long ton 33,600
20 long ton 44,800
25 long ton 56,000
30 long ton 67,200
40 long ton 89,600
50 long ton 112,000
75 long ton 168,000
100 long ton 224,000
250 long ton 560,000
500 long ton 1,120,000
1,000 long ton 2,240,000

How the conversion works

The relationship is lb = long ton × 2,240. 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 pounds are in one long ton?
One long ton equals 2,240 pounds. lb = long ton × 2,240.
How do you convert long tons to pounds?
Use lb = long ton × 2,240. So 10 long ton is 22,400 lb.
How many long tons are in one pound?
One pound equals 0.0004464 long tons, 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