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 259 pints into cups we have to multiply 259 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

259 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 259 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 518 cup

The final result is:

259 pt → 518 cup

We conclude that 259 pints is equivalent to 518 cups:

259 pints = 518 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0019305019305019 × 259 pints.

Another way is saying that 259 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019305019305019 cups.

Approximate result

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

259 pt ≅ 518 cup

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