Step 1:
The first step to converting 26051.242254522 to a fraction is to re-write 26051.242254522 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26051.242254522 can be written as simply 26051.242254522/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26051.242254522, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26051.242254522/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26051.242254522/1 each by 1000000000:
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 26051.242254522 as a fraction:
104205/4 / 1