Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

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

1 L → 0.001 m3

256 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 256 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 0.256 m3

The final result is:

256 L → 0.256 m3

We conclude that 256 liters is equivalent to 0.256 cubic meters:

256 liters = 0.256 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 3.90625 × 256 liters.

Another way is saying that 256 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.90625 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 liters is approximately zero point two five six cubic meters:

256 L ≅ 0.256 m3

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

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

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