Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

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

1 L → 0.001 m3

5042 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 5042 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 5.042 m3

The final result is:

5042 L → 5.042 m3

We conclude that 5042 liters is equivalent to 5.042 cubic meters:

5042 liters = 5.042 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 0.19833399444665 × 5042 liters.

Another way is saying that 5042 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19833399444665 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 liters is approximately five point zero four two cubic meters:

5042 L ≅ 5.042 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point one nine eight times five thousand forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

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