Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

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

1 pt → 2 cup

587 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 587 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1174 cup

The final result is:

587 pt → 1174 cup

We conclude that 587 pints is equivalent to 1174 cups:

587 pints = 1174 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00085178875638842 × 587 pints.

Another way is saying that 587 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00085178875638842 cups.

Approximate result

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

587 pt ≅ 1174 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred eighty-seven pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

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