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 1055 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1055 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

1055 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1055 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 278.70151405984 gal

The final result is:

1055 L → 278.70151405984 gal

We conclude that 1055 liters is equivalent to 278.70151405984 gallons:

1055 liters = 278.70151405984 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.003588068056872 × 1055 liters.

Another way is saying that 1055 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003588068056872 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1055 L ≅ 278.702 gal

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