Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic meters is 0.0037854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037854118 cubic meters:

1 gal = 0.0037854118 m3

To convert 261 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 261 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.0037854118 m3

261 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 261 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 0.9879924798 m3

The final result is:

261 gal → 0.9879924798 m3

We conclude that 261 gallons is equivalent to 0.9879924798 cubic meters:

261 gallons = 0.9879924798 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 1.0121534530328 × 261 gallons.

Another way is saying that 261 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0121534530328 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred sixty-one gallons is approximately zero point nine eight eight cubic meters:

261 gal ≅ 0.988 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately one point zero one two times two hundred sixty-one gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic meters chart

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