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 171 gallons into cups we have to multiply 171 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

171 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 171 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 2736 cup

The final result is:

171 gal → 2736 cup

We conclude that 171 gallons is equivalent to 2736 cups:

171 gallons = 2736 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00036549707602339 × 171 gallons.

Another way is saying that 171 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00036549707602339 cups.

Approximate result

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

171 gal ≅ 2736 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one hundred seventy-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