Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to liters is 0.001, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.001 liters:

1 ml = 0.001 L

To convert 3000 milliliters into liters we have to multiply 3000 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from milliliters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ml → 0.001 L

3000 ml → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 3000 ml × 0.001 L

V_(L) = 3 L

The final result is:

3000 ml → 3 L

We conclude that 3000 milliliters is equivalent to 3 liters:

3000 milliliters = 3 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.33333333333333 × 3000 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 3000 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33333333333333 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand milliliters is approximately three liters:

3000 ml ≅ 3 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point three three three times three thousand milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to liters chart

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