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 3280 gallons into cups we have to multiply 3280 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

3280 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 3280 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 52480 cup

The final result is:

3280 gal → 52480 cup

We conclude that 3280 gallons is equivalent to 52480 cups:

3280 gallons = 52480 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.905487804878E-5 × 3280 gallons.

Another way is saying that 3280 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.905487804878E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand two hundred eighty gallons is approximately fifty-two thousand four hundred eighty cups:

3280 gal ≅ 52480 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three thousand two hundred eighty 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