Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to pints is 8, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 8 pints:

1 gal = 8 pt

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

1 gal → 8 pt

493 gal → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 493 gal × 8 pt

V_(pt) = 3944 pt

The final result is:

493 gal → 3944 pt

We conclude that 493 gallons is equivalent to 3944 pints:

493 gallons = 3944 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.00025354969574037 × 493 gallons.

Another way is saying that 493 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00025354969574037 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-three gallons is approximately three thousand nine hundred forty-four pints:

493 gal ≅ 3944 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero times four hundred ninety-three gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to pints chart

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