Convert 3,700 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 3,700 watts? What is 3.7 thousand watts in horsepower? 3,700 W to HP conversion.
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3,700 Watts ≈
4.9617817 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
3,700 watts is equal to about 4.96 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
3,700 watts
= 3.7 x 103 watts
≈ 4.96178 x 100 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.