Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cups is 4.2267528198649, which means that 1 liter is equal to 4.2267528198649 cups:

1 L = 4.2267528198649 cup

To convert 5.1 liters into cups we have to multiply 5.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 4.2267528198649 cup

5.1 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5.1 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 21.556439381311 cup

The final result is:

5.1 L → 21.556439381311 cup

We conclude that 5.1 liters is equivalent to 21.556439381311 cups:

5.1 liters = 21.556439381311 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.046389850490196 × 5.1 liters.

Another way is saying that 5.1 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.046389850490196 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point one liters is approximately twenty-one point five five six cups:

5.1 L ≅ 21.556 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero four six times five point one liters.

Conversion table

liters to cups chart

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