Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 997 liters into gallons we have to multiply 997 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

997 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 997 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 263.37953508783 gal

The final result is:

997 L → 263.37953508783 gal

We conclude that 997 liters is equivalent to 263.37953508783 gallons:

997 liters = 263.37953508783 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037968022066199 × 997 liters.

Another way is saying that 997 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0037968022066199 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred ninety-seven liters is approximately two hundred sixty-three point three eight gallons:

997 L ≅ 263.38 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times nine hundred ninety-seven liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

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