Convert 1,000,000 Pounds to Tons

How heavy is 1,000,000 pounds? How much does 1 million pounds weigh in tons? 1,000,000 lb to tons conversion.
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1,000,000 Pounds =
500 Short Tons
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Result in Plain English
1 million pounds is equal to exactly 500 tons.
In Scientific Notation
1,000,000 pounds
= 1 x 106 pounds
= 5 x 102 tons
Pounds
A pound is a unit of weight commonly used in the United States and the British commonwealths. A pound is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Abbreviation: lb
Tons
A ton, also referred to as a short ton, is a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds. It is commonly used in the United States. Most other countries use the metric ton, or "tonne".
Abbreviation: tn
Pounds to Tons Conversions
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lb tons
1,000,000 500
1,001,000 500.5
1,002,000 501
1,003,000 501.5
1,004,000 502
1,005,000 502.5
1,006,000 503
1,007,000 503.5
1,008,000 504
1,009,000 504.5
1,010,000 505
1,011,000 505.5
1,012,000 506
1,013,000 506.5
1,014,000 507
1,015,000 507.5
1,016,000 508
1,017,000 508.5
1,018,000 509
1,019,000 509.5
1,020,000 510
1,021,000 510.5
1,022,000 511
1,023,000 511.5
1,024,000 512
1,025,000 512.5
1,026,000 513
1,027,000 513.5
1,028,000 514
1,029,000 514.5
1,030,000 515
1,031,000 515.5
1,032,000 516
1,033,000 516.5
lb tons
1,034,000 517
1,035,000 517.5
1,036,000 518
1,037,000 518.5
1,038,000 519
1,039,000 519.5
1,040,000 520
1,041,000 520.5
1,042,000 521
1,043,000 521.5
1,044,000 522
1,045,000 522.5
1,046,000 523
1,047,000 523.5
1,048,000 524
1,049,000 524.5
1,050,000 525
1,051,000 525.5
1,052,000 526
1,053,000 526.5
1,054,000 527
1,055,000 527.5
1,056,000 528
1,057,000 528.5
1,058,000 529
1,059,000 529.5
1,060,000 530
1,061,000 530.5
1,062,000 531
1,063,000 531.5
1,064,000 532
1,065,000 532.5
1,066,000 533
1,067,000 533.5
lb tons
1,068,000 534
1,069,000 534.5
1,070,000 535
1,071,000 535.5
1,072,000 536
1,073,000 536.5
1,074,000 537
1,075,000 537.5
1,076,000 538
1,077,000 538.5
1,078,000 539
1,079,000 539.5
1,080,000 540
1,081,000 540.5
1,082,000 541
1,083,000 541.5
1,084,000 542
1,085,000 542.5
1,086,000 543
1,087,000 543.5
1,088,000 544
1,089,000 544.5
1,090,000 545
1,091,000 545.5
1,092,000 546
1,093,000 546.5
1,094,000 547
1,095,000 547.5
1,096,000 548
1,097,000 548.5
1,098,000 549
1,099,000 549.5