Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

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

1 gal → 16 cup

261 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 261 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4176 cup

The final result is:

261 gal → 4176 cup

We conclude that 261 gallons is equivalent to 4176 cups:

261 gallons = 4176 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00023946360153257 × 261 gallons.

Another way is saying that 261 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023946360153257 cups.

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 four thousand one hundred seventy-six cups:

261 gal ≅ 4176 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred sixty-one gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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