Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

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

1 pt → 2 cup

256 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 256 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 512 cup

The final result is:

256 pt → 512 cup

We conclude that 256 pints is equivalent to 512 cups:

256 pints = 512 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.001953125 × 256 pints.

Another way is saying that 256 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001953125 cups.

Approximate result

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

256 pt ≅ 512 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero two times two hundred fifty-six pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

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