Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic centimeters is 1000, which means that 1 liter is equal to 1000 cubic centimeters:

1 L = 1000 cm3

To convert 138.5 liters into cubic centimeters we have to multiply 138.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 1000 cm3

138.5 L → V_(cm3)

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

V_(cm3) = 138.5 L × 1000 cm3

V_(cm3) = 138500 cm3

The final result is:

138.5 L → 138500 cm3

We conclude that 138.5 liters is equivalent to 138500 cubic centimeters:

138.5 liters = 138500 cubic centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 7.2202166064982E-6 × 138.5 liters.

Another way is saying that 138.5 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.2202166064982E-6 cubic centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-eight point five liters is approximately one hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred cubic centimeters:

138.5 L ≅ 138500 cm3

An alternative is also that one cubic centimeter is approximately zero times one hundred thirty-eight point five liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic centimeters chart

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