Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic feet is 0.1336805555555, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.1336805555555 cubic feet:

1 gal = 0.1336805555555 ft3

To convert 542 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 542 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.1336805555555 ft3

542 gal → V_(ft3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic feet:

V_(ft3) = 542 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 72.454861111081 ft3

The final result is:

542 gal → 72.454861111081 ft3

We conclude that 542 gallons is equivalent to 72.454861111081 cubic feet:

542 gallons = 72.454861111081 cubic feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.013801696458529 × 542 gallons.

Another way is saying that 542 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013801696458529 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred forty-two gallons is approximately seventy-two point four five five cubic feet:

542 gal ≅ 72.455 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero one four times five hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic feet chart

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