Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cubic meters is 0.0283168467117, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.0283168467117 cubic meters:

1 ft3 = 0.0283168467117 m3

To convert 256 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 256 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 0.0283168467117 m3

256 ft3 → V_(m3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:

V_(m3) = 256 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 7.2491127581952 m3

The final result is:

256 ft3 → 7.2491127581952 m3

We conclude that 256 cubic feet is equivalent to 7.2491127581952 cubic meters:

256 cubic feet = 7.2491127581952 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.13794791629769 × 256 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 256 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13794791629769 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-six cubic feet is approximately seven point two four nine cubic meters:

256 ft3 ≅ 7.249 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point one three eight times two hundred fifty-six cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cubic meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cubic feet to cubic meters