Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to tablespoons is 15.999999999946, which means that 1 cup is equal to 15.999999999946 tablespoons:

1 cup = 15.999999999946 tbsp

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

1 cup → 15.999999999946 tbsp

4242 cup → V_(tbsp)

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

V_(tbsp) = 4242 cup × 15.999999999946 tbsp

V_(tbsp) = 67871.999999771 tbsp

The final result is:

4242 cup → 67871.999999771 tbsp

We conclude that 4242 cups is equivalent to 67871.999999771 tablespoons:

4242 cups = 67871.999999771 tablespoons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 tablespoon is equal to 1.4733616218815E-5 × 4242 cups.

Another way is saying that 4242 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4733616218815E-5 tablespoons.

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 cups is approximately sixty-seven thousand eight hundred seventy-two tablespoons:

4242 cup ≅ 67872 tbsp

An alternative is also that one tablespoon is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred forty-two cups.

Conversion table

cups to tablespoons chart

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