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 401 gallons into cups we have to multiply 401 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

401 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 401 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 6416 cup

The final result is:

401 gal → 6416 cup

We conclude that 401 gallons is equivalent to 6416 cups:

401 gallons = 6416 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00015586034912718 × 401 gallons.

Another way is saying that 401 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015586034912718 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred one gallons is approximately six thousand four hundred sixteen cups:

401 gal ≅ 6416 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four hundred one 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