Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 159 liters into gallons we have to multiply 159 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

159 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 159 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 42.003356147408 gal

The final result is:

159 L → 42.003356147408 gal

We conclude that 159 liters is equivalent to 42.003356147408 gallons:

159 liters = 42.003356147408 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.023807621383648 × 159 liters.

Another way is saying that 159 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023807621383648 gallons.

Approximate result

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

159 L ≅ 42.003 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two four times one hundred fifty-nine liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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