Step 1:
The first step to converting 264556.073968 to a fraction is to re-write 264556.073968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264556.073968 can be written as simply 264556.073968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264556.073968, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264556.073968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264556.073968/1 each by 1000000:
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 264556.073968 as a fraction:
264556/1 / 1