Step 1:
The first step to converting 246264648.374 to a fraction is to re-write 246264648.374 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 246264648.374 can be written as simply 246264648.374/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 246264648.374, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 246264648.374/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 246264648.374/1 each by 1000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 246264648.374 as a fraction:
246264648/1 / 1