Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cups is 4.2267528198649, which means that 1 liter is equal to 4.2267528198649 cups:

1 L = 4.2267528198649 cup

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

1 L → 4.2267528198649 cup

5042 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5042 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 21311.287717759 cup

The final result is:

5042 L → 21311.287717759 cup

We conclude that 5042 liters is equivalent to 21311.287717759 cups:

5042 liters = 21311.287717759 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 4.6923490182467E-5 × 5042 liters.

Another way is saying that 5042 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 4.6923490182467E-5 cups.

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 twenty-one thousand three hundred eleven point two eight eight cups:

5042 L ≅ 21311.288 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five thousand forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to cups chart

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