Step 1:
The first step to converting 260432.2758845 to a fraction is to re-write 260432.2758845 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 260432.2758845 can be written as simply 260432.2758845/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 260432.2758845, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260432.2758845/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260432.2758845/1 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 260432.2758845 as a fraction:
781297/3 / 1