Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK) Converter

Mass Converter

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0.044643

1 cwt = 0.044643 long ton

Formula:

long ton = cwt × 0.0446428571

With your value: 1 cwt = 0.04464286 long ton

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in hundredweight (us) so you can sanity-check the result.

Bag of sugar (1/45 your value)0.0220 cwt

House cat (1/10 your value)0.0992 cwt

Your value1.00 cwt

Adult human (1.5× your value)1.54 cwt

Grand piano (8.8× your value)8.82 cwt

Small car (26× your value)26.5 cwt

Other Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK) conversions

2 cwt to long ton 3 cwt to long ton 4 cwt to long ton 5 cwt to long ton 6 cwt to long ton 7 cwt to long ton 8 cwt to long ton

Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK) Conversion Table

Hundredweight (US) (cwt)	Long Ton (UK) (long ton)
0.5	0.022321
1	0.044643
2	0.089286
5	0.223214
10	0.446429
15	0.669643
20	0.892857
25	1.116071
50	2.232143
100	4.464286
250	11.160714
500	22.321429
1000	44.642857

Long Ton (UK) to Hundredweight (US) Conversion Table

Long Ton (UK) (long ton)	Hundredweight (US) (cwt)
0.5	11.2
1	22.4
2	44.8
5	112
10	224
15	336
20	448
25	560
50	1,120
100	2,240
250	5,600
500	11,200
1000	22,400

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Hundredweight (US) (cwt)

Mass

Exact conversion

Traceable to the kilogram, defined by fixing the Planck constant at 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s. Avoirdupois masses derive from the 1959 international pound (0.453 592 37 kg exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Long Ton (UK) (long ton)

Mass

Exact conversion

Traceable to the kilogram, defined by fixing the Planck constant at 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s. Avoirdupois masses derive from the 1959 international pound (0.453 592 37 kg exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK)

To convert from Hundredweight (US) (cwt) to Long Ton (UK) (long ton), multiply the value by 0.0446428571.

Formula: long ton = cwt × 0.0446428571

Reverse: cwt = long ton × 22.4

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Hundredweight (US). For example: 5 cwt
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.0446428571
The result is: 0.223214 long ton

About Hundredweight (US)

The hundredweight (us) (cwt) is a unit of mass and weight. One hundredweight (us) equals 45.359237 kilograms. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other mass unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: mass calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Long Ton (UK)

The long ton (imperial ton) equals 2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kg, and remains in use for shipping displacement.

Common uses: shipping, UK industry (historic).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Long Ton (UK) are in 1 Hundredweight (US)?

There are exactly 0.0446428571 Long Ton (UK) in 1 Hundredweight (US). This means the conversion factor from Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK) is 0.0446428571.

What is the formula to convert Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK)?

The formula to convert Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK) is: long ton = cwt × 0.0446428571. For example, to convert 10 Hundredweight (US) to Long Ton (UK), you would multiply 10 by 0.0446428571.

What is a Hundredweight (US)?