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 253 gallons into cups we have to multiply 253 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

253 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 253 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4048 cup

The final result is:

253 gal → 4048 cup

We conclude that 253 gallons is equivalent to 4048 cups:

253 gallons = 4048 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00024703557312253 × 253 gallons.

Another way is saying that 253 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00024703557312253 cups.

Approximate result

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

253 gal ≅ 4048 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred fifty-three 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