Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to gallons is 7.4805194805226, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.4805194805226 gallons:

1 ft3 = 7.4805194805226 gal

To convert 72.1 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 72.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 7.4805194805226 gal

72.1 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 72.1 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 539.34545454568 gal

The final result is:

72.1 ft3 → 539.34545454568 gal

We conclude that 72.1 cubic feet is equivalent to 539.34545454568 gallons:

72.1 cubic feet = 539.34545454568 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0018540992448752 × 72.1 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 72.1 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018540992448752 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two point one cubic feet is approximately five hundred thirty-nine point three four five gallons:

72.1 ft3 ≅ 539.345 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero two times seventy-two point one cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to gallons chart

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