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 497 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 497 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

497 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 497 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 3717.8181818197 gal

The final result is:

497 ft3 → 3717.8181818197 gal

We conclude that 497 cubic feet is equivalent to 3717.8181818197 gallons:

497 cubic feet = 3717.8181818197 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00026897496087626 × 497 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 497 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00026897496087626 gallons.

Approximate result

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

497 ft3 ≅ 3717.818 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times four hundred ninety-seven 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