Convert 120,000 Watts to Horsepower

How much power is 120,000 watts? What is 120 thousand watts in horsepower? 120,000 W to HP conversion.
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120,000 Watts ≈
160.92265 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
120 thousand watts is equal to about 161 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
120,000 watts
= 1.2 x 105 watts
≈ 1.60923 x 102 horsepower
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.
Watts to Horsepower Conversions
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W HP
120,000 160.92
120,100 161.06
120,200 161.19
120,300 161.32
120,400 161.46
120,500 161.59
120,600 161.73
120,700 161.86
120,800 162.00
120,900 162.13
121,000 162.26
121,100 162.40
121,200 162.53
121,300 162.67
121,400 162.80
121,500 162.93
121,600 163.07
121,700 163.20
121,800 163.34
121,900 163.47
122,000 163.60
122,100 163.74
122,200 163.87
122,300 164.01
122,400 164.14
122,500 164.28
122,600 164.41
122,700 164.54
122,800 164.68
122,900 164.81
123,000 164.95
123,100 165.08
123,200 165.21
123,300 165.35
W HP
123,400 165.48
123,500 165.62
123,600 165.75
123,700 165.88
123,800 166.02
123,900 166.15
124,000 166.29
124,100 166.42
124,200 166.55
124,300 166.69
124,400 166.82
124,500 166.96
124,600 167.09
124,700 167.23
124,800 167.36
124,900 167.49
125,000 167.63
125,100 167.76
125,200 167.90
125,300 168.03
125,400 168.16
125,500 168.30
125,600 168.43
125,700 168.57
125,800 168.70
125,900 168.83
126,000 168.97
126,100 169.10
126,200 169.24
126,300 169.37
126,400 169.51
126,500 169.64
126,600 169.77
126,700 169.91
W HP
126,800 170.04
126,900 170.18
127,000 170.31
127,100 170.44
127,200 170.58
127,300 170.71
127,400 170.85
127,500 170.98
127,600 171.11
127,700 171.25
127,800 171.38
127,900 171.52
128,000 171.65
128,100 171.78
128,200 171.92
128,300 172.05
128,400 172.19
128,500 172.32
128,600 172.46
128,700 172.59
128,800 172.72
128,900 172.86
129,000 172.99
129,100 173.13
129,200 173.26
129,300 173.39
129,400 173.53
129,500 173.66
129,600 173.80
129,700 173.93
129,800 174.06
129,900 174.20