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 457.2 cups into gallons we have to multiply 457.2 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

457.2 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 457.2 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 28.575 gal

The final result is:

457.2 cup → 28.575 gal

We conclude that 457.2 cups is equivalent to 28.575 gallons:

457.2 cups = 28.575 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.034995625546807 × 457.2 cups.

Another way is saying that 457.2 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.034995625546807 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred fifty-seven point two cups is approximately twenty-eight point five seven five gallons:

457.2 cup ≅ 28.575 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three five times four hundred fifty-seven point two 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