Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 72 liters into gallons we have to multiply 72 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

72 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 72 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 19.020387689392 gal

The final result is:

72 L → 19.020387689392 gal

We conclude that 72 liters is equivalent to 19.020387689392 gallons:

72 liters = 19.020387689392 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.052575163888889 × 72 liters.

Another way is saying that 72 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.052575163888889 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two liters is approximately nineteen point zero two gallons:

72 L ≅ 19.02 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero five three times seventy-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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