Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic inches to gallons is 0.0043290043290138, which means that 1 cubic inch is equal to 0.0043290043290138 gallons:

1 in3 = 0.0043290043290138 gal

To convert 4042 cubic inches into gallons we have to multiply 4042 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic inches to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in3 → 0.0043290043290138 gal

4042 in3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 4042 in3 × 0.0043290043290138 gal

V_(gal) = 17.497835497874 gal

The final result is:

4042 in3 → 17.497835497874 gal

We conclude that 4042 cubic inches is equivalent to 17.497835497874 gallons:

4042 cubic inches = 17.497835497874 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.057149925779192 × 4042 cubic inches.

Another way is saying that 4042 cubic inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057149925779192 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand forty-two cubic inches is approximately seventeen point four nine eight gallons:

4042 in3 ≅ 17.498 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero five seven times four thousand forty-two cubic inches.

Conversion table

cubic inches to gallons chart

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