A cubic meter is equal to 1000 liter (one thousand liter). It is represented by the symbol m3 or meter cube. Cubic meter is an SI unit of volume, when a cube has length equal to 1 meter. Since a cube has all its sides equal, therefore the volume of cube is equal to:
V = length x breadth x width
V = 1m x 1m x 1m
V = 1 m3 or 1 cubic meter
How to Calculate Cubic Meter Volume?
Cubic meter is the SI (International System of Units) of Volume. As we all know, for any solids, the volume of its shape is measured. So, for all the three-dimensional shapes, the volume is measured in cubic meters or cubic centimeters, depending on the unit of dimensions.
If the dimensions of a cube or cuboid is in meters, then the volume of the cube or cuboid will be measured in cubic meters. Let us see examples here.
Examples
Example 1: If the length of edges of the cube is equal to 3 m. Then the volume of cube will be:
Volume of cube = Edge3 = 33 = 27 meter cube
Example 2: If the length, breadth and height of cuboid 2m, 3m and 5m. Then the volume of cuboid is:
V = Length x Breadth x Height
V = 2m x 3m x 5m
V = 30 m3
Conversion of Cubic Meter
We can convert cubic meters into other different units, such as cubic centimeters, cubic feet, cubic yards, etc. We will see here the conversion of cubic meters to other units.
Read more: Conversion of Units
Cubic Meter to Cubic Centimeter
One cubic meter is equal to 1000000 cubic centimeters.
How?
We know, 1 meter is equal to 1000 centimeters.
Therefore, 1 cubic meter will be equal to 1000 times of 1000 centimeters.
Hence,
1 cubic meter = 1000 x 1000 centimeters
1 cu.m. = 1000000 cm
Cubic Meter to Square Meter
As we know, a cubic meter is a unit of volume whereas a square meter is a unit of area. We get cubic meters when we multiply length x breadth x thickness and square meter on multiplication of length x breadth. Therefore, to convert cubic meter to square meter, we need to divide the volume by thickness.
One cubic meter is equal to one square meter.
Other measurements are given in the below table:
|
Cubic Meter (m3) |
Square Meter (m2) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
1.5874 |
|
3 |
2.0801 |
|
4 |
2.5198 |
|
5 |
2.924 |
|
6 |
3.3019 |
|
7 |
3.6593 |
|
8 |
4 |
|
9 |
4.3267 |
|
10 |
4.6416 |
Cubic Meter to Meter
Cubic meter = m3
Meter = m
Therefore, we need to divide the volume by width and height in meters to convert meter cube to meter. The conversion table is given below:
|
Cubic Meter |
Meter |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
1.2599 |
|
3 |
1.4422 |
|
4 |
1.5874 |
|
5 |
1.71 |
|
6 |
1.8171 |
|
7 |
1.9129 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
2.0801 |
|
10 |
2.1544 |
Cubic Meter to Cubic Feet
One cubic meter is equal to 35.3147 cubic feet.
Since, 1 meter = 3.2808399 feet
Therefore, 1 meter cube = 1 m x 1m x 1m
1 cu.m = 3.2808399 x 3.2808399 x 3.2808399
1 cu.m = 35.31466688252347 cube feet
Some of the converted values are given below:
- 1 m³ = 35.31 ft³
- 2 m³ = 70.63 ft³
- 3 m³ = 105.94 ft³
- 4 m³ = 141.26 ft³
- 5 m³ = 176.57 ft³
In the same way, you can convert any cubic meter value into equivalent cubic feet by multiplying it with 35.3147.
Cubic Meter to Cubic Yards
One meter cube is equal to 1.31 cubic yards.
|
Cubic Meter (m3) |
Cubic Yards (yd3) |
|
1 |
1.308 |
|
2 |
2.6159 |
|
3 |
3.9239 |
|
4 |
5.2318 |
|
5 |
6.5398 |
|
6 |
7.8477 |
|
7 |
9.1557 |
|
8 |
10.4636 |
|
9 |
11.7716 |
|
10 |
13.0795 |
Practice Questions
- How many cubic yards is 5 cubic meters?
- What is the value of 20 cubic meter in cubic feet?
- How to convert 15 cubic meters into centimeter cubes?
- How to calculate the volume of a cube in cubic meters, if the value of its edges equal to 5cm?
Frequently Asked Questions on Cubic Meter
What is a cubic meter?
A cubic meter is a volume of cube with edge length equal to 1 meter. It is an SI unit.
How many meters are there in cubic meters?
One cubic meter = 1 meter x 1 meter x 1 meter
How to convert cubic centimeters into one cubic meter?
To convert 1 cubic cm into cubic m, divide 1 cm3 by 1000000, i.e.,
1/1000000 (cm3) = 1 m3
How to convert cubic millimeters into cubic meters?
1 meter = 1000 centimeter = 1000,000 millimeter
Therefore, 1 mm = 1/1000,000,000 m
1 mm3 = 1/1000,000,000 m3
How many liters equals to 1 cubic meter?
One thousand liters equal to one cubic meter.
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