Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

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

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

5042 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5042 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 1331.9554823599 gal

The final result is:

5042 L → 1331.9554823599 gal

We conclude that 5042 liters is equivalent to 1331.9554823599 gallons:

5042 liters = 1331.9554823599 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00075077584291948 × 5042 liters.

Another way is saying that 5042 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00075077584291948 gallons.

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 one thousand three hundred thirty-one point nine five five gallons:

5042 L ≅ 1331.955 gal

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

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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