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 5400 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5400 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

5400 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5400 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 86400 cup

The final result is:

5400 gal → 86400 cup

We conclude that 5400 gallons is equivalent to 86400 cups:

5400 gallons = 86400 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1574074074074E-5 × 5400 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5400 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1574074074074E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

5400 gal ≅ 86400 cup

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