Step 1:
The first step to converting 264268.03099459 to a fraction is to re-write 264268.03099459 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264268.03099459 can be written as simply 264268.03099459/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264268.03099459, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264268.03099459/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264268.03099459/1 each by 100000000:
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 264268.03099459 as a fraction:
264268/1 / 1