Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 1004.2 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1004.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

1004.2 L → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 1004.2 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 265.28157385677 gal

The final result is:

1004.2 L → 265.28157385677 gal

We conclude that 1004.2 liters is equivalent to 265.28157385677 gallons:

1004.2 liters = 265.28157385677 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037695795658235 × 1004.2 liters.

Another way is saying that 1004.2 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0037695795658235 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four point two liters is approximately two hundred sixty-five point two eight two gallons:

1004.2 L ≅ 265.282 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times one thousand four point two liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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