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 1297 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 1297 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

1297 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 1297 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 4.9096791046 m3

The final result is:

1297 gal → 4.9096791046 m3

We conclude that 1297 gallons is equivalent to 4.9096791046 cubic meters:

1297 gallons = 4.9096791046 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 0.20367929933813 × 1297 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1297 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20367929933813 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 ninety-seven gallons is approximately four point nine one cubic meters:

1297 gal ≅ 4.91 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point two zero four times one thousand two hundred ninety-seven 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