Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 1491 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1491 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

1491 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1491 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 23856 cup

The final result is:

1491 gal → 23856 cup

We conclude that 1491 gallons is equivalent to 23856 cups:

1491 gallons = 23856 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 4.1918175720993E-5 × 1491 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1491 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 4.1918175720993E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred ninety-one gallons is approximately twenty-three thousand eight hundred fifty-six cups:

1491 gal ≅ 23856 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred ninety-one gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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