Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

To convert 2040 pints into gallons we have to multiply 2040 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.125 gal

2040 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 2040 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 255 gal

The final result is:

2040 pt → 255 gal

We conclude that 2040 pints is equivalent to 255 gallons:

2040 pints = 255 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.003921568627451 × 2040 pints.

Another way is saying that 2040 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003921568627451 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand forty pints is approximately two hundred fifty-five gallons:

2040 pt ≅ 255 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times two thousand forty pints.

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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