Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

To convert 1272 pints into gallons we have to multiply 1272 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.125 gal

1272 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1272 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 159 gal

The final result is:

1272 pt → 159 gal

We conclude that 1272 pints is equivalent to 159 gallons:

1272 pints = 159 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0062893081761006 × 1272 pints.

Another way is saying that 1272 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062893081761006 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred seventy-two pints is approximately one hundred fifty-nine gallons:

1272 pt ≅ 159 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero six times one thousand two hundred seventy-two pints.

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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