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 5042 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 5042 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

5042 ft3 → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 5042 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 142.77354112039 m3

The final result is:

5042 ft3 → 142.77354112039 m3

We conclude that 5042 cubic feet is equivalent to 142.77354112039 cubic meters:

5042 cubic feet = 142.77354112039 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 0.0070040988838175 × 5042 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 5042 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0070040988838175 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-two cubic feet is approximately one hundred forty-two point seven seven four cubic meters:

5042 ft3 ≅ 142.774 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times five thousand forty-two 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