Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 4247 cups into gallons we have to multiply 4247 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

4247 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 4247 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 265.4375 gal

The final result is:

4247 cup → 265.4375 gal

We conclude that 4247 cups is equivalent to 265.4375 gallons:

4247 cups = 265.4375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.003767365198964 × 4247 cups.

Another way is saying that 4247 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003767365198964 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-seven cups is approximately two hundred sixty-five point four three eight gallons:

4247 cup ≅ 265.438 gal

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

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

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