Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 859 gallons into cups we have to multiply 859 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

859 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 859 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 13744 cup

The final result is:

859 gal → 13744 cup

We conclude that 859 gallons is equivalent to 13744 cups:

859 gallons = 13744 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 7.2759022118743E-5 × 859 gallons.

Another way is saying that 859 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 7.2759022118743E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred fifty-nine gallons is approximately thirteen thousand seven hundred forty-four cups:

859 gal ≅ 13744 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times eight hundred fifty-nine gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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