Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to liters is 3.7854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 3.7854118 liters:

1 gal = 3.7854118 L

To convert 5042 gallons into liters we have to multiply 5042 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 3.7854118 L

5042 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 5042 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 19086.0462956 L

The final result is:

5042 gal → 19086.0462956 L

We conclude that 5042 gallons is equivalent to 19086.0462956 liters:

5042 gallons = 19086.0462956 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 5.2394298143903E-5 × 5042 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5042 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 5.2394298143903E-5 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-two gallons is approximately nineteen thousand eighty-six point zero four six liters:

5042 gal ≅ 19086.046 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero times five thousand forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to liters chart

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