Step 1:
The first step to converting 268131.36442731 to a fraction is to re-write 268131.36442731 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268131.36442731 can be written as simply 268131.36442731/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268131.36442731, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268131.36442731/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268131.36442731/1 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 268131.36442731 as a fraction:
536263/2 / 1