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 538 gallons into cups we have to multiply 538 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

538 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 538 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8608 cup

The final result is:

538 gal → 8608 cup

We conclude that 538 gallons is equivalent to 8608 cups:

538 gallons = 8608 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00011617100371747 × 538 gallons.

Another way is saying that 538 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011617100371747 cups.

Approximate result

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

538 gal ≅ 8608 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five hundred thirty-eight 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