Convert Long tons to Pounds
1 long ton is 2,240 lb. One long ton is exactly 2240 pounds.
One long ton is 2240 pounds. To convert long tons to pounds, multiply by 2240; to go the other way, divide by 2240 or multiply by 4.4643 × 10^-4. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 44. The British ton: 2,240 lb, against the US short ton’s 2,000 and the tonne’s 2,204.62.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Long tons × 2240
1 * 22402,240 lb
1 long ton in every weight unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| ounces | 35,840 oz | × 35,840 |
| pounds | 2,240 lb | × 2,240 |
| stone | 160 st | × 160 |
| US tons | 1.12 ton | × 1.12 |
| micrograms | 1,016,046,909,000 mcg | × 1,016,046,908,800 |
| milligrams | 1,016,046,909 mg | × 1,016,046,908.8 |
| centigrams | 101,604,690.9 cg | × 101,604,690.88 |
| grams | 1,016,046.909 g | × 1,016,046.9088 |
| kilograms | 1,016.046909 kg | × 1,016.0469088 |
| slugs | 69.62132838 slug | × 69.6213283843 |
| tonnes | 1.016046909 t | × 1.0160469088 |
| carats | 5,080,234.544 ct | × 5,080,234.544 |
| troy ounces | 32,666.66667 ozt | × 32,666.6666667 |
| grains | 15,680,000 gr | × 15,680,000 |
| long tons (as entered) | 1 LT | — |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 44 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert long tons to pounds? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in long tons.
- 2.Multiply by 2240 — that is how many pounds fit in one long ton.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 2240, or multiply by 4.4643 × 10^-4.
Worked example: 25 long tons to pounds
- Formula
- LT × 2240 = lb
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 2240 = 56,000 lb
- Answer
- 25 LT = 56,000 lb
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Long tons to pounds conversion table
| Long tons | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 1 LT | 2,240 lb |
| 2 LT | 4,480 lb |
| 3 LT | 6,720 lb |
| 4 LT | 8,960 lb |
| 5 LT | 11,200 lb |
| 6 LT | 13,440 lb |
| 7 LT | 15,680 lb |
| 8 LT | 17,920 lb |
| 9 LT | 20,160 lb |
| 10 LT | 22,400 lb |
| 12 LT | 26,880 lb |
| 15 LT | 33,600 lb |
| 20 LT | 44,800 lb |
| 25 LT | 56,000 lb |
| 50 LT | 112,000 lb |
| 100 LT | 224,000 lb |
| 200 LT | 448,000 lb |
| 300 LT | 672,000 lb |
| 500 LT | 1,120,000 lb |
| 1000 LT | 2,240,000 lb |
| 2000 LT | 4,480,000 lb |
| 5000 LT | 11,200,000 lb |
| 10000 LT | 22,400,000 lb |
What is a long ton?
The British ton: 2,240 lb, against the US short ton’s 2,000 and the tonne’s 2,204.62. Three units, one word, and shipping documents use all three.
What is a pound?
Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by international agreement, and sixteen ounces.
How many pounds are in a long ton?
One long ton is 2240 pounds, exactly. Going the other way, one pound is 4.4643 × 10^-4 long tons. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every weight unit here
The whole group — 15 units with their symbols and the size of each one in kilograms — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a long ton.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many pounds are in a long ton?
- 2240. Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by international agreement, and sixteen ounces.
- How do I convert pounds back to long tons?
- Divide by 2240, or multiply by 4.4643 × 10^-4 — they are the same operation.
Other weight conversions
Pounds to long tons — the same conversion the other way.