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 261 pints into cups we have to multiply 261 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

261 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 261 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 522 cup

The final result is:

261 pt → 522 cup

We conclude that 261 pints is equivalent to 522 cups:

261 pints = 522 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0019157088122605 × 261 pints.

Another way is saying that 261 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019157088122605 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 pints is approximately five hundred twenty-two cups:

261 pt ≅ 522 cup

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