Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cups is 119.68831168836, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 119.68831168836 cups:

1 ft3 = 119.68831168836 cup

To convert 4242 cubic feet into cups we have to multiply 4242 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 119.68831168836 cup

4242 ft3 → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 4242 ft3 × 119.68831168836 cup

V_(cup) = 507717.81818203 cup

The final result is:

4242 ft3 → 507717.81818203 cup

We conclude that 4242 cubic feet is equivalent to 507717.81818203 cups:

4242 cubic feet = 507717.81818203 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.969598001466E-6 × 4242 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 4242 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.969598001466E-6 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two cubic feet is approximately five hundred seven thousand seven hundred seventeen point eight one eight cups:

4242 ft3 ≅ 507717.818 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred forty-two cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cups chart

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