Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 497 gallons into cups we have to multiply 497 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

497 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 497 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7952 cup

The final result is:

497 gal → 7952 cup

We conclude that 497 gallons is equivalent to 7952 cups:

497 gallons = 7952 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012575452716298 × 497 gallons.

Another way is saying that 497 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012575452716298 cups.

Approximate result

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

497 gal ≅ 7952 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four hundred ninety-seven gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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