Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 272 liters into gallons we have to multiply 272 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

272 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 272 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 71.854797937704 gal

The final result is:

272 L → 71.854797937704 gal

We conclude that 272 liters is equivalent to 71.854797937704 gallons:

272 liters = 71.854797937704 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.013916955147059 × 272 liters.

Another way is saying that 272 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013916955147059 gallons.

Approximate result

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

272 L ≅ 71.855 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one four times two hundred seventy-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to gallons