Step 1:
The first step to converting 268655.8356745 to a fraction is to re-write 268655.8356745 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268655.8356745 can be written as simply 268655.8356745/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268655.8356745, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268655.8356745/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268655.8356745/1 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 268655.8356745 as a fraction:
268656/1 / 1