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 278 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 278 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

278 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 278 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.0523444804 m3

The final result is:

278 gal → 1.0523444804 m3

We conclude that 278 gallons is equivalent to 1.0523444804 cubic meters:

278 gallons = 1.0523444804 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 0.95025917712791 × 278 gallons.

Another way is saying that 278 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.95025917712791 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-eight gallons is approximately one point zero five two cubic meters:

278 gal ≅ 1.052 m3

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