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 172 gallons into cups we have to multiply 172 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

172 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 172 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 2752 cup

The final result is:

172 gal → 2752 cup

We conclude that 172 gallons is equivalent to 2752 cups:

172 gallons = 2752 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00036337209302326 × 172 gallons.

Another way is saying that 172 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00036337209302326 cups.

Approximate result

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

172 gal ≅ 2752 cup

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