Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic centimeters is 3785.4118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 3785.4118 cubic centimeters:

1 gal = 3785.4118 cm3

To convert 4.2 gallons into cubic centimeters we have to multiply 4.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 3785.4118 cm3

4.2 gal → V_(cm3)

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

V_(cm3) = 4.2 gal × 3785.4118 cm3

V_(cm3) = 15898.72956 cm3

The final result is:

4.2 gal → 15898.72956 cm3

We conclude that 4.2 gallons is equivalent to 15898.72956 cubic centimeters:

4.2 gallons = 15898.72956 cubic centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 6.2898107438466E-5 × 4.2 gallons.

Another way is saying that 4.2 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2898107438466E-5 cubic centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two gallons is approximately fifteen thousand eight hundred ninety-eight point seven three cubic centimeters:

4.2 gal ≅ 15898.73 cm3

An alternative is also that one cubic centimeter is approximately zero times four point two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic centimeters chart

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