Step 1:
The first step to converting 268727.7371463 to a fraction is to re-write 268727.7371463 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268727.7371463 can be written as simply 268727.7371463/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268727.7371463, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268727.7371463/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268727.7371463/1 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 268727.7371463 as a fraction:
268728/1 / 1