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 473 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 473 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

473 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 473 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.7904997814 m3

The final result is:

473 gal → 1.7904997814 m3

We conclude that 473 gallons is equivalent to 1.7904997814 cubic meters:

473 gallons = 1.7904997814 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 0.55850327958046 × 473 gallons.

Another way is saying that 473 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.55850327958046 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-three gallons is approximately one point seven nine cubic meters:

473 gal ≅ 1.79 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point five five nine times four hundred seventy-three 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