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 5987 pints into gallons we have to multiply 5987 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

5987 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5987 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 748.375 gal

The final result is:

5987 pt → 748.375 gal

We conclude that 5987 pints is equivalent to 748.375 gallons:

5987 pints = 748.375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0013362284950727 × 5987 pints.

Another way is saying that 5987 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013362284950727 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand nine hundred eighty-seven pints is approximately seven hundred forty-eight point three seven five gallons:

5987 pt ≅ 748.375 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand nine hundred eighty-seven 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