Step 1:
The first step to converting 266.12742163578 to a fraction is to re-write 266.12742163578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 266.12742163578 can be written as simply 266.12742163578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 266.12742163578, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266.12742163578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266.12742163578/1 each by 100000000000:
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 266.12742163578 as a fraction:
12508/47 / 1