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 3493 gallons into cups we have to multiply 3493 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

3493 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 3493 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 55888 cup

The final result is:

3493 gal → 55888 cup

We conclude that 3493 gallons is equivalent to 55888 cups:

3493 gallons = 55888 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.7892928714572E-5 × 3493 gallons.

Another way is saying that 3493 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.7892928714572E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

3493 gal ≅ 55888 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three thousand four hundred ninety-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