Step 1:
The first step to converting 268549.0048437 to a fraction is to re-write 268549.0048437 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268549.0048437 can be written as simply 268549.0048437/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268549.0048437, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268549.0048437/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268549.0048437/1 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 268549.0048437 as a fraction:
268549/1 / 1