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 997.9 gallons into cups we have to multiply 997.9 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

997.9 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 997.9 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 15966.4 cup

The final result is:

997.9 gal → 15966.4 cup

We conclude that 997.9 gallons is equivalent to 15966.4 cups:

997.9 gallons = 15966.4 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 6.2631526205031E-5 × 997.9 gallons.

Another way is saying that 997.9 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2631526205031E-5 cups.

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 nine gallons is approximately fifteen thousand nine hundred sixty-six point four cups:

997.9 gal ≅ 15966.4 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times nine hundred ninety-seven point 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