Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic meters is 0.0037854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037854118 cubic meters:

1 gal = 0.0037854118 m3

To convert 642 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 642 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.0037854118 m3

642 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 642 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 2.4302343756 m3

The final result is:

642 gal → 2.4302343756 m3

We conclude that 642 gallons is equivalent to 2.4302343756 cubic meters:

642 gallons = 2.4302343756 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 0.41148294585913 × 642 gallons.

Another way is saying that 642 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.41148294585913 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred forty-two gallons is approximately two point four three cubic meters:

642 gal ≅ 2.43 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point four one one times six hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic meters chart

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