Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cups is 4.2267528198649, which means that 1 liter is equal to 4.2267528198649 cups:

1 L = 4.2267528198649 cup

To convert 3042 liters into cups we have to multiply 3042 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 4.2267528198649 cup

3042 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 3042 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 12857.782078029 cup

The final result is:

3042 L → 12857.782078029 cup

We conclude that 3042 liters is equivalent to 12857.782078029 cups:

3042 liters = 12857.782078029 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 7.7773911078238E-5 × 3042 liters.

Another way is saying that 3042 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 7.7773911078238E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand forty-two liters is approximately twelve thousand eight hundred fifty-seven point seven eight two cups:

3042 L ≅ 12857.782 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three thousand forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to cups chart

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