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 997.4 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 997.4 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

997.4 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 997.4 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 3.77556972932 m3

The final result is:

997.4 gal → 3.77556972932 m3

We conclude that 997.4 gallons is equivalent to 3.77556972932 cubic meters:

997.4 gallons = 3.77556972932 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 0.26486068903304 × 997.4 gallons.

Another way is saying that 997.4 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26486068903304 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred ninety-seven point four gallons is approximately three point seven seven six cubic meters:

997.4 gal ≅ 3.776 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point two six five times nine hundred ninety-seven point four 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