Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 55.9 liters into gallons we have to multiply 55.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

55.9 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 55.9 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 14.767217664403 gal

The final result is:

55.9 L → 14.767217664403 gal

We conclude that 55.9 liters is equivalent to 14.767217664403 gallons:

55.9 liters = 14.767217664403 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.067717563506261 × 55.9 liters.

Another way is saying that 55.9 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.067717563506261 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five point nine liters is approximately fourteen point seven six seven gallons:

55.9 L ≅ 14.767 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero six eight times fifty-five point nine liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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