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 517 gallons into cups we have to multiply 517 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

517 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 517 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8272 cup

The final result is:

517 gal → 8272 cup

We conclude that 517 gallons is equivalent to 8272 cups:

517 gallons = 8272 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012088974854932 × 517 gallons.

Another way is saying that 517 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012088974854932 cups.

Approximate result

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

517 gal ≅ 8272 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five hundred seventeen 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