Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 3173 gallons into cups we have to multiply 3173 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

3173 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 3173 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 50768 cup

The final result is:

3173 gal → 50768 cup

We conclude that 3173 gallons is equivalent to 50768 cups:

3173 gallons = 50768 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.9697447210841E-5 × 3173 gallons.

Another way is saying that 3173 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9697447210841E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand one hundred seventy-three gallons is approximately fifty thousand seven hundred sixty-eight cups:

3173 gal ≅ 50768 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three thousand one hundred seventy-three gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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