Step 1:
The first step to converting 265720.36972657 to a fraction is to re-write 265720.36972657 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 265720.36972657 can be written as simply 265720.36972657/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 265720.36972657, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 265720.36972657/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 265720.36972657/1 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 265720.36972657 as a fraction:
531441/2 / 1