Step 1:
The first step to converting 264588.0473999 to a fraction is to re-write 264588.0473999 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264588.0473999 can be written as simply 264588.0473999/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264588.0473999, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264588.0473999/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264588.0473999/1 each by 10000000:
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 264588.0473999 as a fraction:
264588/1 / 1