Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to gallons is 7.4805194805226, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.4805194805226 gallons:

1 ft3 = 7.4805194805226 gal

To convert 5138 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 5138 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 7.4805194805226 gal

5138 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5138 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 38434.909090925 gal

The final result is:

5138 ft3 → 38434.909090925 gal

We conclude that 5138 cubic feet is equivalent to 38434.909090925 gallons:

5138 cubic feet = 38434.909090925 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 2.6018013926723E-5 × 5138 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 5138 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 2.6018013926723E-5 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand one hundred thirty-eight cubic feet is approximately thirty-eight thousand four hundred thirty-four point nine zero nine gallons:

5138 ft3 ≅ 38434.909 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times five thousand one hundred thirty-eight cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to gallons chart

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