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 265 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 265 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

265 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 265 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.003134127 m3

The final result is:

265 gal → 1.003134127 m3

We conclude that 265 gallons is equivalent to 1.003134127 cubic meters:

265 gallons = 1.003134127 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 0.99687566506248 × 265 gallons.

Another way is saying that 265 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.99687566506248 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-five gallons is approximately one point zero zero three cubic meters:

265 gal ≅ 1.003 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point nine nine seven times two hundred sixty-five 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