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 1040 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1040 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

1040 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1040 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 274.73893329122 gal

The final result is:

1040 L → 274.73893329122 gal

We conclude that 1040 liters is equivalent to 274.73893329122 gallons:

1040 liters = 274.73893329122 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0036398190384615 × 1040 liters.

Another way is saying that 1040 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036398190384615 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty liters is approximately two hundred seventy-four point seven three nine gallons:

1040 L ≅ 274.739 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times one thousand forty 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