Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to quarts is 4, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts:

1 gal = 4 qt

To convert 172 gallons into quarts we have to multiply 172 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 4 qt

172 gal → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 172 gal × 4 qt

V_(qt) = 688 qt

The final result is:

172 gal → 688 qt

We conclude that 172 gallons is equivalent to 688 quarts:

172 gallons = 688 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.001453488372093 × 172 gallons.

Another way is saying that 172 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001453488372093 quarts.

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 six hundred eighty-eight quarts:

172 gal ≅ 688 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred seventy-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to quarts chart

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