Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cubic meters is 0.0283168467117, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.0283168467117 cubic meters:

1 ft3 = 0.0283168467117 m3

To convert 5242 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 5242 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 0.0283168467117 m3

5242 ft3 → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 5242 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 148.43691046273 m3

The final result is:

5242 ft3 → 148.43691046273 m3

We conclude that 5242 cubic feet is equivalent to 148.43691046273 cubic meters:

5242 cubic feet = 148.43691046273 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.0067368688615429 × 5242 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 5242 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0067368688615429 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

5242 ft3 ≅ 148.437 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero zero seven times five thousand two hundred forty-two cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cubic meters chart

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