Step 1:
The first step to converting 2131266.8581737 to a fraction is to re-write 2131266.8581737 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2131266.8581737 can be written as simply 2131266.8581737/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2131266.8581737, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2131266.8581737/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2131266.8581737/1 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 2131266.8581737 as a fraction:
2131266/1 / 1