Step 1:
The first step to converting 265556.45696042 to a fraction is to re-write 265556.45696042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 265556.45696042 can be written as simply 265556.45696042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 265556.45696042, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 265556.45696042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 265556.45696042/1 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 265556.45696042 as a fraction:
531113/2 / 1