Step 1:
The first step to converting 268186.5850478 to a fraction is to re-write 268186.5850478 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268186.5850478 can be written as simply 268186.5850478/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268186.5850478, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268186.5850478/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268186.5850478/1 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 268186.5850478 as a fraction:
536373/2 / 1