Step 1:
The first step to converting 26.856913989676 to a fraction is to re-write 26.856913989676 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26.856913989676 can be written as simply 26.856913989676/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26.856913989676, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26.856913989676/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26.856913989676/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 26.856913989676 as a fraction:
16705/622 / 1