Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic feet is 0.1336805555555, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.1336805555555 cubic feet:

1 gal = 0.1336805555555 ft3

To convert 5142 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 5142 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.1336805555555 ft3

5142 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 5142 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 687.38541666638 ft3

The final result is:

5142 gal → 687.38541666638 ft3

We conclude that 5142 gallons is equivalent to 687.38541666638 cubic feet:

5142 gallons = 687.38541666638 cubic feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.0014547879191993 × 5142 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5142 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0014547879191993 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand one hundred forty-two gallons is approximately six hundred eighty-seven point three eight five cubic feet:

5142 gal ≅ 687.385 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand one hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic feet chart

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