Step 1:
The first step to converting 36468.2596 to a fraction is to re-write 36468.2596 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 36468.2596 can be written as simply 36468.2596/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 36468.2596, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36468.2596/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36468.2596/1 each by 10000:
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 36468.2596 as a fraction:
145873/4 / 1