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 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 997 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 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 997 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 3.7740555646 m3

The final result is:

997 gal → 3.7740555646 m3

We conclude that 997 gallons is equivalent to 3.7740555646 cubic meters:

997 gallons = 3.7740555646 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 0.26496695209785 × 997 gallons.

Another way is saying that 997 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26496695209785 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 gallons is approximately three point seven seven four cubic meters:

997 gal ≅ 3.774 m3

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