Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic inches is 61.023743836666, which means that 1 liter is equal to 61.023743836666 cubic inches:

1 L = 61.023743836666 in3

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

1 L → 61.023743836666 in3

4.2 L → V_(in3)

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

V_(in3) = 4.2 L × 61.023743836666 in3

V_(in3) = 256.299724114 in3

The final result is:

4.2 L → 256.299724114 in3

We conclude that 4.2 liters is equivalent to 256.299724114 cubic inches:

4.2 liters = 256.299724114 cubic inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic inch is equal to 0.0039016819212619 × 4.2 liters.

Another way is saying that 4.2 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039016819212619 cubic inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two liters is approximately two hundred fifty-six point three cubic inches:

4.2 L ≅ 256.3 in3

An alternative is also that one cubic inch is approximately zero point zero zero four times four point two liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic inches chart

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