Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 516 gallons into cups we have to multiply 516 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

516 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 516 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8256 cup

The final result is:

516 gal → 8256 cup

We conclude that 516 gallons is equivalent to 8256 cups:

516 gallons = 8256 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012112403100775 × 516 gallons.

Another way is saying that 516 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012112403100775 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred sixteen gallons is approximately eight thousand two hundred fifty-six cups:

516 gal ≅ 8256 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five hundred sixteen gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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