Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

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

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

4242 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 4242 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 1120.6178413667 gal

The final result is:

4242 L → 1120.6178413667 gal

We conclude that 4242 liters is equivalent to 1120.6178413667 gallons:

4242 liters = 1120.6178413667 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00089236487505893 × 4242 liters.

Another way is saying that 4242 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00089236487505893 gallons.

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 liters is approximately one thousand one hundred twenty point six one eight gallons:

4242 L ≅ 1120.618 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand two hundred forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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