Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

To convert 5872 pints into gallons we have to multiply 5872 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.125 gal

5872 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5872 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 734 gal

The final result is:

5872 pt → 734 gal

We conclude that 5872 pints is equivalent to 734 gallons:

5872 pints = 734 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0013623978201635 × 5872 pints.

Another way is saying that 5872 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013623978201635 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5872 pt ≅ 734 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand eight hundred seventy-two pints.

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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