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 142 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 142 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

142 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 142 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 0.5375284756 m3

The final result is:

142 gal → 0.5375284756 m3

We conclude that 142 gallons is equivalent to 0.5375284756 cubic meters:

142 gallons = 0.5375284756 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 1.8603665580391 × 142 gallons.

Another way is saying that 142 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8603665580391 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two gallons is approximately zero point five three eight cubic meters:

142 gal ≅ 0.538 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately one point eight six times one hundred forty-two 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