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 256 gallons into cups we have to multiply 256 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

256 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 256 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4096 cup

The final result is:

256 gal → 4096 cup

We conclude that 256 gallons is equivalent to 4096 cups:

256 gallons = 4096 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.000244140625 × 256 gallons.

Another way is saying that 256 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000244140625 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-six gallons is approximately four thousand ninety-six cups:

256 gal ≅ 4096 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred fifty-six 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