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 3988 liters into cups we have to multiply 3988 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

3988 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 3988 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 16856.290245621 cup

The final result is:

3988 L → 16856.290245621 cup

We conclude that 3988 liters is equivalent to 16856.290245621 cups:

3988 liters = 16856.290245621 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 5.9325034478435E-5 × 3988 liters.

Another way is saying that 3988 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 5.9325034478435E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

3988 L ≅ 16856.29 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three thousand nine hundred eighty-eight 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