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 1642 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1642 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

1642 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1642 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 26272 cup

The final result is:

1642 gal → 26272 cup

We conclude that 1642 gallons is equivalent to 26272 cups:

1642 gallons = 26272 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 3.8063337393423E-5 × 1642 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1642 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 3.8063337393423E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand six hundred forty-two gallons is approximately twenty-six thousand two hundred seventy-two cups:

1642 gal ≅ 26272 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand six hundred forty-two 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