Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

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

1 pt → 0.125 gal

5242 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5242 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 655.25 gal

The final result is:

5242 pt → 655.25 gal

We conclude that 5242 pints is equivalent to 655.25 gallons:

5242 pints = 655.25 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0015261350629531 × 5242 pints.

Another way is saying that 5242 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015261350629531 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 pints is approximately six hundred fifty-five point two five gallons:

5242 pt ≅ 655.25 gal

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

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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