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 256 pints into gallons we have to multiply 256 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

256 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 256 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 32 gal

The final result is:

256 pt → 32 gal

We conclude that 256 pints is equivalent to 32 gallons:

256 pints = 32 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.03125 × 256 pints.

Another way is saying that 256 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.03125 gallons.

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 thirty-two gallons:

256 pt ≅ 32 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three one times two hundred fifty-six 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