Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

To convert 1280 pints into cups we have to multiply 1280 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 2 cup

1280 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1280 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 2560 cup

The final result is:

1280 pt → 2560 cup

We conclude that 1280 pints is equivalent to 2560 cups:

1280 pints = 2560 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.000390625 × 1280 pints.

Another way is saying that 1280 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000390625 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 eighty pints is approximately two thousand five hundred sixty cups:

1280 pt ≅ 2560 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred eighty pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

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