Step 1:
The first step to converting 265611.77426418 to a fraction is to re-write 265611.77426418 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 265611.77426418 can be written as simply 265611.77426418/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 265611.77426418, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 265611.77426418/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 265611.77426418/1 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 265611.77426418 as a fraction:
265612/1 / 1