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 5170 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5170 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

5170 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5170 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 82720 cup

The final result is:

5170 gal → 82720 cup

We conclude that 5170 gallons is equivalent to 82720 cups:

5170 gallons = 82720 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.2088974854932E-5 × 5170 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5170 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2088974854932E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

5170 gal ≅ 82720 cup

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