Step 1:
The first step to converting 266445.2393 to a fraction is to re-write 266445.2393 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 266445.2393 can be written as simply 266445.2393/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 266445.2393, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266445.2393/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266445.2393/1 each by 10000:
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 266445.2393 as a fraction:
266445/1 / 1