Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic meters is 0.0037854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037854118 cubic meters:

1 gal = 0.0037854118 m3

To convert 1242 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.0037854118 m3

1242 gal → V_(m3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:

V_(m3) = 1242 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 4.7014814556 m3

The final result is:

1242 gal → 4.7014814556 m3

We conclude that 1242 gallons is equivalent to 4.7014814556 cubic meters:

1242 gallons = 4.7014814556 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.21269891404312 × 1242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21269891404312 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

1242 gal ≅ 4.701 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point two one three times one thousand two hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic meters chart

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