Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

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

1 pt → 2 cup

859 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 859 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1718 cup

The final result is:

859 pt → 1718 cup

We conclude that 859 pints is equivalent to 1718 cups:

859 pints = 1718 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00058207217694994 × 859 pints.

Another way is saying that 859 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058207217694994 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 pints is approximately one thousand seven hundred eighteen cups:

859 pt ≅ 1718 cup

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

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

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