Step 1:
The first step to converting 264644.42760522 to a fraction is to re-write 264644.42760522 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264644.42760522 can be written as simply 264644.42760522/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264644.42760522, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264644.42760522/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264644.42760522/1 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 264644.42760522 as a fraction:
529289/2 / 1