Step 1:
The first step to converting 264973.0023168 to a fraction is to re-write 264973.0023168 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264973.0023168 can be written as simply 264973.0023168/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264973.0023168, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264973.0023168/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264973.0023168/1 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 264973.0023168 as a fraction:
264973/1 / 1