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 1540 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 1540 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

1540 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 1540 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 5.829534172 m3

The final result is:

1540 gal → 5.829534172 m3

We conclude that 1540 gallons is equivalent to 5.829534172 cubic meters:

1540 gallons = 5.829534172 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 0.171540293014 × 1540 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1540 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.171540293014 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

1540 gal ≅ 5.83 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point one seven two times one thousand five hundred forty 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