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 266 gallons into cups we have to multiply 266 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

266 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 266 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4256 cup

The final result is:

266 gal → 4256 cup

We conclude that 266 gallons is equivalent to 4256 cups:

266 gallons = 4256 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00023496240601504 × 266 gallons.

Another way is saying that 266 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023496240601504 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred sixty-six gallons is approximately four thousand two hundred fifty-six cups:

266 gal ≅ 4256 cup

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