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 265 gallons into cups we have to multiply 265 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

265 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 265 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4240 cup

The final result is:

265 gal → 4240 cup

We conclude that 265 gallons is equivalent to 4240 cups:

265 gallons = 4240 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00023584905660377 × 265 gallons.

Another way is saying that 265 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023584905660377 cups.

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 four thousand two hundred forty cups:

265 gal ≅ 4240 cup

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