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 740 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 740 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

740 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 740 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 2.801204732 m3

The final result is:

740 gal → 2.801204732 m3

We conclude that 740 gallons is equivalent to 2.801204732 cubic meters:

740 gallons = 2.801204732 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 0.35698925843454 × 740 gallons.

Another way is saying that 740 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.35698925843454 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred forty gallons is approximately two point eight zero one cubic meters:

740 gal ≅ 2.801 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point three five seven times seven hundred forty 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