Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 1040 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

1040 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1040 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 16640 cup

The final result is:

1040 gal → 16640 cup

We conclude that 1040 gallons is equivalent to 16640 cups:

1040 gallons = 16640 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 6.0096153846154E-5 × 1040 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1040 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0096153846154E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty gallons is approximately sixteen thousand six hundred forty cups:

1040 gal ≅ 16640 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand forty gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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