Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

To convert 493.1 liters into cubic meters we have to multiply 493.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.001 m3

493.1 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 493.1 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 0.4931 m3

The final result is:

493.1 L → 0.4931 m3

We conclude that 493.1 liters is equivalent to 0.4931 cubic meters:

493.1 liters = 0.4931 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 2.0279862096938 × 493.1 liters.

Another way is saying that 493.1 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0279862096938 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-three point one liters is approximately zero point four nine three cubic meters:

493.1 L ≅ 0.493 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately two point zero two eight times four hundred ninety-three point one liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

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