Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

To convert 587 liters into cubic meters we have to multiply 587 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.001 m3

587 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 587 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 0.587 m3

The final result is:

587 L → 0.587 m3

We conclude that 587 liters is equivalent to 0.587 cubic meters:

587 liters = 0.587 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 1.7035775127768 × 587 liters.

Another way is saying that 587 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.7035775127768 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

587 L ≅ 0.587 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately one point seven zero four times five hundred eighty-seven liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

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