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 587 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 587 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

587 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 587 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 78.470486111079 ft3

The final result is:

587 gal → 78.470486111079 ft3

We conclude that 587 gallons is equivalent to 78.470486111079 cubic feet:

587 gallons = 78.470486111079 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 0.012743644770907 × 587 gallons.

Another way is saying that 587 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012743644770907 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

587 gal ≅ 78.47 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero one three times five hundred eighty-seven 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