Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to gallons is 7.4805194805226, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.4805194805226 gallons:

1 ft3 = 7.4805194805226 gal

To convert 493 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 493 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 7.4805194805226 gal

493 ft3 → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 493 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 3687.8961038976 gal

The final result is:

493 ft3 → 3687.8961038976 gal

We conclude that 493 cubic feet is equivalent to 3687.8961038976 gallons:

493 cubic feet = 3687.8961038976 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0002711573135 × 493 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 493 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0002711573135 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-three cubic feet is approximately three thousand six hundred eighty-seven point eight nine six gallons:

493 ft3 ≅ 3687.896 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times four hundred ninety-three cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to gallons chart

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