Step 1:
The first step to converting 266723.714676 to a fraction is to re-write 266723.714676 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 266723.714676 can be written as simply 266723.714676/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 266723.714676, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266723.714676/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266723.714676/1 each by 1000000:
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 266723.714676 as a fraction:
800171/3 / 1