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 1042 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1042 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

1042 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1042 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 275.2672773937 gal

The final result is:

1042 L → 275.2672773937 gal

We conclude that 1042 liters is equivalent to 275.2672773937 gallons:

1042 liters = 275.2672773937 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0036328328214971 × 1042 liters.

Another way is saying that 1042 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036328328214971 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1042 L ≅ 275.267 gal

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