Convert Cubic inches to Cubic feet
1 cubic inch is 0.0005787 ft³. One cubic inch is exactly 0.000578703703704 cubic feet.
One cubic inch is 5.7870 × 10^-4 cubic feet. To convert cubic inches to cubic feet, multiply by 5.7870 × 10^-4; to go the other way, divide by 5.7870 × 10^-4 or multiply by 1728. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Handbook 130. Exactly 16.387064 millilitres, since the inch is exactly 25.4 mm.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Cubic inches × 5.7870 × 10^-4
1 * 0.00057870.001 ft³
1 cubic inch in every volume unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| US teaspoons | 3.324675325 tsp | × 3.32467532468 |
| US tablespoons | 1.108225108 tbsp | × 1.10822510823 |
| US fluid ounces | 0.5541125541 fl oz | × 0.554112554113 |
| US cups | 0.06926406926 cup | × 0.0692640692641 |
| US pints | 0.03463203463 pt | × 0.034632034632 |
| US quarts | 0.01731601732 qt | × 0.017316017316 |
| US gallons | 0.004329004329 gal | × 0.004329004329 |
| milliliters | 16.387064 ml | × 16.387064 |
| liters | 0.016387064 L | × 0.016387064 |
| imperial gallons | 0.00360465015 gal (UK) | × 0.00360465014991 |
| imperial quarts | 0.0144186006 qt (UK) | × 0.0144186005996 |
| imperial pints | 0.0288372012 pt (UK) | × 0.0288372011993 |
| imperial fluid ounces | 0.576744024 fl oz (UK) | × 0.576744023985 |
| imperial gills | 0.1153488048 gi (UK) | × 0.115348804797 |
| cubic millimetres | 16,387.064 mm³ | × 16,387.064 |
| cubic centimetres | 16.387064 cm³ | × 16.387064 |
| cubic inches (as entered) | 1 in³ | — |
| cubic feet | 0.0005787037037 ft³ | × 0.000578703703704 |
| cubic yards | 0.00002143347051 yd³ | × 0.0000214334705075 |
| cubic metres | 0.000016387064 m³ | × 0.000016387064 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 130 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert cubic inches to cubic feet? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in cubic inches.
- 2.Multiply by 5.7870 × 10^-4 — that is how many cubic feet fit in one cubic inch.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 5.7870 × 10^-4, or multiply by 1728.
Worked example: 25 cubic inches to cubic feet
- Formula
- in³ × 5.7870 × 10^-4 = ft³
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 5.7870 × 10^-4 = 0.01 ft³
- Answer
- 25 in³ = 0.01 ft³
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Cubic inches to cubic feet conversion table
| Cubic inches | Cubic feet |
|---|---|
| 1 in³ | 0.0005787 ft³ |
| 2 in³ | 0.001157 ft³ |
| 3 in³ | 0.001736 ft³ |
| 4 in³ | 0.002315 ft³ |
| 5 in³ | 0.002894 ft³ |
| 6 in³ | 0.003472 ft³ |
| 7 in³ | 0.004051 ft³ |
| 8 in³ | 0.00463 ft³ |
| 9 in³ | 0.01 ft³ |
| 10 in³ | 0.01 ft³ |
| 12 in³ | 0.01 ft³ |
| 15 in³ | 0.01 ft³ |
| 20 in³ | 0.01 ft³ |
| 25 in³ | 0.01 ft³ |
| 50 in³ | 0.03 ft³ |
| 100 in³ | 0.06 ft³ |
| 200 in³ | 0.12 ft³ |
| 300 in³ | 0.17 ft³ |
| 500 in³ | 0.29 ft³ |
| 1000 in³ | 0.58 ft³ |
| 2000 in³ | 1.16 ft³ |
| 5000 in³ | 2.89 ft³ |
| 10000 in³ | 5.79 ft³ |
What is a cubic inch?
Exactly 16.387064 millilitres, since the inch is exactly 25.4 mm. American engine displacement was quoted in it until the 1980s — a 350 small block is 5.7 litres.
What is a cubic foot?
Exactly 28.316846592 litres, or 7.48 US gallons. The working unit of natural gas billing, air flow and refrigerator capacity in the US.
How many cubic feet are in a cubic inch?
One cubic inch is 5.7870 × 10^-4 cubic feet. Going the other way, one cubic foot is 1728 cubic inches. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every volume unit here
The whole group — 20 units with their symbols and the size of each one in liters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a cubic inch.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many cubic feet are in a cubic inch?
- 5.7870 × 10^-4. Exactly 28.316846592 litres, or 7.48 US gallons. The working unit of natural gas billing, air flow and refrigerator capacity in the US.
- How do I convert cubic feet back to cubic inches?
- Divide by 5.7870 × 10^-4, or multiply by 1728 — they are the same operation.
Other volume conversions
Cubic feet to cubic inches — the same conversion the other way.