Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to liters is 3.7854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 3.7854118 liters:

1 gal = 3.7854118 L

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

1 gal → 3.7854118 L

1242 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 1242 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 4701.4814556 L

The final result is:

1242 gal → 4701.4814556 L

We conclude that 1242 gallons is equivalent to 4701.4814556 liters:

1242 gallons = 4701.4814556 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.00021269891404312 × 1242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00021269891404312 liters.

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 thousand seven hundred one point four eight one liters:

1242 gal ≅ 4701.481 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to liters chart

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