Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

To convert 1297 liters into cubic meters we have to multiply 1297 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.001 m3

1297 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 1297 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 1.297 m3

The final result is:

1297 L → 1.297 m3

We conclude that 1297 liters is equivalent to 1.297 cubic meters:

1297 liters = 1.297 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 0.7710100231303 × 1297 liters.

Another way is saying that 1297 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.7710100231303 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 liters is approximately one point two nine seven cubic meters:

1297 L ≅ 1.297 m3

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

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

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