Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to liters is 3.7854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 3.7854118 liters:

1 gal = 3.7854118 L

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

1 gal → 3.7854118 L

4242 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 4242 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 16057.7168556 L

The final result is:

4242 gal → 16057.7168556 L

We conclude that 4242 gallons is equivalent to 16057.7168556 liters:

4242 gallons = 16057.7168556 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 6.2275353899472E-5 × 4242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 4242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2275353899472E-5 liters.

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 gallons is approximately sixteen thousand fifty-seven point seven one seven liters:

4242 gal ≅ 16057.717 L

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

Conversion table

gallons to liters chart

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