Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 1996 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1996 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

1996 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1996 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 527.28741427815 gal

The final result is:

1996 L → 527.28741427815 gal

We conclude that 1996 liters is equivalent to 527.28741427815 gallons:

1996 liters = 527.28741427815 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0018964988977956 × 1996 liters.

Another way is saying that 1996 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018964988977956 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred ninety-six liters is approximately five hundred twenty-seven point two eight seven gallons:

1996 L ≅ 527.287 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand nine hundred ninety-six liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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