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 271 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 271 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

271 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 271 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.0258465978 m3

The final result is:

271 gal → 1.0258465978 m3

We conclude that 271 gallons is equivalent to 1.0258465978 cubic meters:

271 gallons = 1.0258465978 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 0.97480461712752 × 271 gallons.

Another way is saying that 271 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.97480461712752 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-one gallons is approximately one point zero two six cubic meters:

271 gal ≅ 1.026 m3

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