Convert megagrams to pounds

Explanation

From this page you can convert megagrams to pounds (or Mg to lbs) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from megagrams to pounds you need to multiply by 2204.6226. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 Mg≈2204.6226 lbs

megagramsMg

dimension	mass
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	Mg

The megagram (Mg) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units.

Definition of the megagram

One megagram is equal to 1000 kilograms.

Equivalences

One megagram is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The elephant is the largest land animal with a mass between 5.2 and 6.9 megagrams.
Blue whales are the largest animal known to have ever existed. The male and female individuals of the largest subspecies, the Antarctic blue whale, weigh 112 megagrams and 130 megagrams respectively on average.

Prefix

mega

10⁶

The prefix mega- comes from the ancient Greek mégas meaning great. The associated multiplicative factor is 1 000 000 or 10⁶.

SI Mass Units

nanogram	ng	0.000000001
microgram	µg	0.000001
milligram	mg	0.001
gram	g	1
kilogram	kg	1000
megagram	Mg	1000000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.

poundslb

dimension	mass
symbol	lb
synonyms	lbs

The pound (lb) is the base unit of mass in the international mass and length units.

Definition of the pound

One pound is defined as being exactly equal to 0.45359237 kilograms.

From the Weights and Measures Act of 1985: PART VI: Measurement of Mass

History

From the Roman libra pondo, meaning a pound of weight. The word libra gave the abbreviation lb and pondo, the name of the unit.

Equivalences

One pound is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The gorilla is the biggest ape with a weight between 350 and 450 pounds on average. The heaviest silverback ever recorded weighed 589 pounds. He was shot in Ambam, Cameroon presumably by bad people.

International Mass Units

grain	gr
dram	dr	27¹¹⁄₃₂ grains
ounce	oz	16 drams
pound	lb	16 ounces
stone*	st	14 pounds
quarter*	qr	2 stones
short hundredweight^†	cwt	100 pounds
long hundredweight*	cwt	4 quarters
short ton^†	st	20 short hundredweight
long ton*	lt	20 long hundredweight

* specific to the United Kingdom

^† specific to the United States of America

The International Mass and Length Units

The International Mass and Length Units are units based on the international yard and the international pound.

They were created in 1959 when Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America agreed upon a common definition of the yard and the pound.