Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cups is 4.2267528198649, which means that 1 liter is equal to 4.2267528198649 cups:

1 L = 4.2267528198649 cup

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

1 L → 4.2267528198649 cup

1242 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1242 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 5249.6270022723 cup

The final result is:

1242 L → 5249.6270022723 cup

We conclude that 1242 liters is equivalent to 5249.6270022723 cups:

1242 liters = 5249.6270022723 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0001904897242351 × 1242 liters.

Another way is saying that 1242 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001904897242351 cups.

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 liters is approximately five thousand two hundred forty-nine point six two seven cups:

1242 L ≅ 5249.627 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to cups chart

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