Step 1:
The first step to converting 264431.72509054 to a fraction is to re-write 264431.72509054 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264431.72509054 can be written as simply 264431.72509054/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264431.72509054, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264431.72509054/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264431.72509054/1 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 264431.72509054 as a fraction:
793295/3 / 1