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 4742 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 4742 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

4742 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 4742 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 17.9504227556 m3

The final result is:

4742 gal → 17.9504227556 m3

We conclude that 4742 gallons is equivalent to 17.9504227556 cubic meters:

4742 gallons = 17.9504227556 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 0.05570899435714 × 4742 gallons.

Another way is saying that 4742 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.05570899435714 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

4742 gal ≅ 17.95 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero five six times four thousand seven hundred forty-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