Convert Hundredweight (US) to Milligram
Hundredweight (US)
The hundredweight (US) is a unit of mass used in the United States, primarily in agriculture and industry. It is equal to 100 pounds or approximately 45.36 kilograms. The hundredweight is part of the U.S. customary system and is used to measure bulk commodities like grain and livestock.
The hundredweight originated in medieval England as a unit of mass for measuring grain and other agricultural products. It was defined as 100 pounds. The term "hundredweight" comes from the Latin word "centum", meaning "hundred". The hundredweight was used in trade and agriculture for centuries and was adopted in the United States as part of the U.S. customary system.
Milligram
The milligram (mg) is a unit of mass in the metric system, equal to one-thousandth of a gram (0.001 g) or one-millionth of a kilogram (0.000001 kg). Since the gram and kilogram are defined using the Planck constant (h) in the International System of Units (SI), the milligram is indirectly tied to this same constant, ensuring precision and consistency.
The milligram originated as a derived unit of mass within the metric system, introduced during the French Revolution in the late 18th century. As part of the decimal-based metric system, it was designed to provide a smaller and more convenient unit for measuring very light objects, especially in scientific and medical contexts. It is defined in relation to the gram, which was originally based on the mass of one cubic centimeter of pure water at 4°C.
Convert Hundredweight (US) to other weight-converter units
1 Hundredweight (US) = 45.359237 Kilogram
1 Hundredweight (US) = 45359.237 Gram
1 Hundredweight (US) = 45359237 Milligram
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.045359237 Metric Ton
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.0446428571 Long Ton
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.05 Short Ton
1 Hundredweight (US) = 100 Pound
1 Hundredweight (US) = 1600 Ounce
1 Hundredweight (US) = 226796.185 Carat
1 Hundredweight (US) = 8 Stone (US)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 7.1428571429 Stone (UK)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 700000 Grain
1 Hundredweight (US) = 3.108095024 Slug
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.45359237 Quintal
1 Hundredweight (US) = 4 Quarter (US)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 3.5714285714 Quarter (UK)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 1 Hundredweight (US)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.8928571429 Hundredweight (UK)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 1555.1736623 Ton (assay) (US)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 1388.5480714 Ton (assay) (UK)
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.045359237 Tonne
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.0000453592 Kiloton
1 Hundredweight (US) = 2.731612015e+28 Dalton
1 Hundredweight (US) = 4.62535494 Kilogram-force square second per meter
1 Hundredweight (US) = 0.1 Kilopound