Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

To convert 3142 liters into cubic meters we have to multiply 3142 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.001 m3

3142 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 3142 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 3.142 m3

The final result is:

3142 L → 3.142 m3

We conclude that 3142 liters is equivalent to 3.142 cubic meters:

3142 liters = 3.142 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 0.31826861871419 × 3142 liters.

Another way is saying that 3142 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31826861871419 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand one hundred forty-two liters is approximately three point one four two cubic meters:

3142 L ≅ 3.142 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point three one eight times three thousand one hundred forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

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