Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic meters is 0.0037854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037854118 cubic meters:

1 gal = 0.0037854118 m3

To convert 462 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 462 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.0037854118 m3

462 gal → V_(m3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:

V_(m3) = 462 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.7488602516 m3

The final result is:

462 gal → 1.7488602516 m3

We conclude that 462 gallons is equivalent to 1.7488602516 cubic meters:

462 gallons = 1.7488602516 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.57180097671333 × 462 gallons.

Another way is saying that 462 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.57180097671333 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred sixty-two gallons is approximately one point seven four nine cubic meters:

462 gal ≅ 1.749 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point five seven two times four hundred sixty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic meters chart

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