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 162 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 162 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

162 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 162 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 0.6132367116 m3

The final result is:

162 gal → 0.6132367116 m3

We conclude that 162 gallons is equivalent to 0.6132367116 cubic meters:

162 gallons = 0.6132367116 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 1.6306916743306 × 162 gallons.

Another way is saying that 162 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.6306916743306 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

162 gal ≅ 0.613 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately one point six three one times one hundred sixty-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