Step 1:
The first step to converting 260486.5468605 to a fraction is to re-write 260486.5468605 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 260486.5468605 can be written as simply 260486.5468605/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 260486.5468605, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260486.5468605/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260486.5468605/1 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 260486.5468605 as a fraction:
520973/2 / 1