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 540 gallons into cups we have to multiply 540 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

540 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 540 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8640 cup

The final result is:

540 gal → 8640 cup

We conclude that 540 gallons is equivalent to 8640 cups:

540 gallons = 8640 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00011574074074074 × 540 gallons.

Another way is saying that 540 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011574074074074 cups.

Approximate result

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

540 gal ≅ 8640 cup

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