Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cubic meters is 0.0283168467117, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.0283168467117 cubic meters:

1 ft3 = 0.0283168467117 m3

To convert 500 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 0.0283168467117 m3

500 ft3 → V_(m3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:

V_(m3) = 500 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 14.15842335585 m3

The final result is:

500 ft3 → 14.15842335585 m3

We conclude that 500 cubic feet is equivalent to 14.15842335585 cubic meters:

500 cubic feet = 14.15842335585 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.070629333144415 × 500 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 500 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.070629333144415 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred cubic feet is approximately fourteen point one five eight cubic meters:

500 ft3 ≅ 14.158 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero seven one times five hundred cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cubic meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cubic feet to cubic meters