Step 1:
The first step to converting 266766.6978937 to a fraction is to re-write 266766.6978937 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 266766.6978937 can be written as simply 266766.6978937/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 266766.6978937, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266766.6978937/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 266766.6978937/1 each by 10000000:
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 266766.6978937 as a fraction:
800300/3 / 1