Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pounds to ounces is 16, which means that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces:

1 lb = 16 oz

To convert 1017 pounds into ounces we have to multiply 1017 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from pounds to ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 lb → 16 oz

1017 lb → M_(oz)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in ounces:

M_(oz) = 1017 lb × 16 oz

M_(oz) = 16272 oz

The final result is:

1017 lb → 16272 oz

We conclude that 1017 pounds is equivalent to 16272 ounces:

1017 pounds = 16272 ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 ounce is equal to 6.1455260570305E-5 × 1017 pounds.

Another way is saying that 1017 pounds is equal to 1 ÷ 6.1455260570305E-5 ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seventeen pounds is approximately sixteen thousand two hundred seventy-two ounces:

1017 lb ≅ 16272 oz

An alternative is also that one ounce is approximately zero times one thousand seventeen pounds.

Conversion table

pounds to ounces chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pounds to ounces