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 742 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 742 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

742 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 742 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 2.8087755556 m3

The final result is:

742 gal → 2.8087755556 m3

We conclude that 742 gallons is equivalent to 2.8087755556 cubic meters:

742 gallons = 2.8087755556 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 0.3560270232366 × 742 gallons.

Another way is saying that 742 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.3560270232366 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-two gallons is approximately two point eight zero nine cubic meters:

742 gal ≅ 2.809 m3

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