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 470 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 470 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

470 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 470 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.779143546 m3

The final result is:

470 gal → 1.779143546 m3

We conclude that 470 gallons is equivalent to 1.779143546 cubic meters:

470 gallons = 1.779143546 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 0.56206819413098 × 470 gallons.

Another way is saying that 470 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.56206819413098 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

470 gal ≅ 1.779 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point five six two times four hundred seventy 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