Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

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

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

497 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 497 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 131.29350946705 gal

The final result is:

497 L → 131.29350946705 gal

We conclude that 497 liters is equivalent to 131.29350946705 gallons:

497 liters = 131.29350946705 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0076165227364185 × 497 liters.

Another way is saying that 497 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0076165227364185 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 liters is approximately one hundred thirty-one point two nine four gallons:

497 L ≅ 131.294 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero eight times four hundred ninety-seven liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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