Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic meters to liters is 1000, which means that 1 cubic meter is equal to 1000 liters:

1 m3 = 1000 L

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

1 m3 → 1000 L

500 m3 → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 500 m3 × 1000 L

V_(L) = 500000 L

The final result is:

500 m3 → 500000 L

We conclude that 500 cubic meters is equivalent to 500000 liters:

500 cubic meters = 500000 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 2.0E-6 × 500 cubic meters.

Another way is saying that 500 cubic meters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0E-6 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred cubic meters is approximately five hundred thousand liters:

500 m3 ≅ 500000 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero times five hundred cubic meters.

Conversion table

cubic meters to liters chart

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