Step 1:
The first step to converting 268251.4024715 to a fraction is to re-write 268251.4024715 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268251.4024715 can be written as simply 268251.4024715/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268251.4024715, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268251.4024715/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268251.4024715/1 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 268251.4024715 as a fraction:
536503/2 / 1