Conversion formula

The conversion factor from quarts to gallons is 0.25, which means that 1 quart is equal to 0.25 gallons:

1 qt = 0.25 gal

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

1 qt → 0.25 gal

1040 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1040 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 260 gal

The final result is:

1040 qt → 260 gal

We conclude that 1040 quarts is equivalent to 260 gallons:

1040 quarts = 260 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0038461538461538 × 1040 quarts.

Another way is saying that 1040 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038461538461538 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1040 qt ≅ 260 gal

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

Conversion table

quarts to gallons chart

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