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 873 gallons into cups we have to multiply 873 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

873 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 873 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 13968 cup

The final result is:

873 gal → 13968 cup

We conclude that 873 gallons is equivalent to 13968 cups:

873 gallons = 13968 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 7.1592210767469E-5 × 873 gallons.

Another way is saying that 873 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 7.1592210767469E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

873 gal ≅ 13968 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times eight hundred seventy-three 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