Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

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

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

5242 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5242 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 1384.7898926082 gal

The final result is:

5242 L → 1384.7898926082 gal

We conclude that 5242 liters is equivalent to 1384.7898926082 gallons:

5242 liters = 1384.7898926082 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00072213120946204 × 5242 liters.

Another way is saying that 5242 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00072213120946204 gallons.

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 liters is approximately one thousand three hundred eighty-four point seven nine gallons:

5242 L ≅ 1384.79 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand two hundred forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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